Gap Risk vs Stop-Loss Order

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Gap Risk
intermediate
risk

The risk that price jumps sharply between two consecutive periods due to off-hours events, bypassing stop-loss orders and causing actual losses larger than the trader originally planned.

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Stop-Loss Order
beginner
risk

A stop-loss order is a conditional instruction to sell a cryptocurrency automatically when its price falls to a specified trigger level, limiting the maximum loss on an open position.

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