Introduction to Management Styles
Management styles in Profectus.AI are all about handling trades after they’ve been opened. They don’t decide when to enter the market — instead, they define how trades are managed and exited.
This includes adjusting stop losses, moving take profits, locking in gains, or partially closing positions. In short: management styles give you control over how much you risk, how much you protect, and when you exit.
Why Management Styles Matter
They protect your account from unnecessary drawdowns.
They help lock in profits when trades move in your favor.
They allow you to run the same entry logic but test different exit methods.
Examples of Management Styles
Here are some of the most common templates you’ll find in Profectus.AI:
Candle High–Low Management: Trails the stop loss to recent candle highs/lows once profit reaches a set threshold.
Trailing Stop (EMA): Moves the stop loss along an exponential moving average, following price smoothly.
Lock-In Profit: Once a target profit is hit, the stop loss is moved to a safe level (e.g. +1R) and stays fixed.
Time-Based Close: Closes trades automatically after a fixed period, no matter the result.
How to Use Management Styles in Profectus.AI
Pick a management template (or combine multiple).
Plug it into your strategy’s logic tree.
Export to MetaTrader 5 and backtest — watch how different management approaches affect equity curves.
Conclusion
Management styles are where risk control meets strategy performance. By experimenting with trailing stops, lock-ins, or candle-based exits, you can keep the same entry logic but drastically change outcomes. That’s why testing multiple management styles is one of the fastest ways to refine a trading system.