Tracking Slippage And Execution Quality
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Execution quality — how closely your actual fills match the prices you intended — is a detail many traders never log, yet it can quietly erode results over time. Recording slippage in your journal helps separate strategy performance from the cost of getting in and out of trades.
Execution quality — how closely your actual fills match the prices you intended — is a detail many traders never log, yet it can quietly erode results over time. Recording slippage in your journal helps separate strategy performance from the cost of getting in and out of trades.
Slippage is the difference between the price you expected (when you clicked buy or sell, or where your stop was set) and the price you actually got filled at. It tends to be larger during fast-moving or low-liquidity conditions, and around major news releases.
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