What a trailing stop does
A normal stop-loss sits at one price. A trailing stop moves: it stays a fixed percentage below the highest price since your buy, and it only moves up. When the price falls back by that percentage, it sells.
An example with an 8% trailing stop: you buy at $1.00, so the stop starts at $0.92. The price climbs to $1.30 and the stop follows to $1.196. The price then drops — at $1.196 Uurly sells. If the price had fallen straight after your buy, it would have sold at $0.92.
Uurly follows the highest confirmed price, so one stray price reading can't drag the stop up.
Set one with the command bar
In Uurly a trailing stop is set together with a buy. The quickest way is the command bar.
01Open the command bar
Press ⌘K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows, from any screen.
02Type a buy with a trailing stop
For example buy 50 usd jup protect trail 8%. Add a take-profit if you want one: buy 50 usd jup protect trail 8% tp 25%@+20 also sells 25% of the position at +20%.
03Read what Uurly understood
Before anything happens you see the route, the price impact and the fees in dollars (network, route and any Uurly fee), and under Protection, set the moment the buy lands: the trailing stop in words, the price it starts at, and the worst case if it hit right away.
04Confirm buy
Nothing is bought until you press Confirm buy. The trailing stop is set the moment the buy lands. In paper mode the buy and the stop run on paper, on real prices.
Your own rules. A position with a trailing stop from the command bar is yours to manage (Manual): only your trailing stop and your take-profit act on it — Uurly's automatic stops and default take-profit ladder don't. A stop you set on the position later replaces the trailing stop.
Other ways to set one
- In a buy plan. Under Protection for the position, fill in Trailing stop: a percentage below the highest price, once the price is that far above your average. It covers the whole position, so a plan that tops up a coin you already hold can protect all of it; the plan window shows what it keeps and what it changes. See your first buy plan.
- In a Recipe that buys. Under Protect, pick Trailing stop and a percentage. See your first Recipe.
- A fixed stop on a coin you hold. The command bar sets one on an open position:
stop jup -12%,stop jup $0.70ormove stop jup to break-even.
Follow it in Positions
Open Positions. Each position has one price scale: the red line is the stop, the diamonds are take-profit steps. As the price makes new highs, the red line moves up with it. When the stop sells, the row says so — for example “Trailing stop · selling all” — and a card shows the stop and the price that triggered it.
What a trailing stop can't do
- It runs on your computer. With the window closed, Uurly keeps running in the menu bar (the tray on Windows). With the computer off or asleep, or Uurly quit, nothing watches the price.
- It sells at the market. In a fast drop or a thin pool you can get less than the stop price. A stop set this way sells with a limited slippage: the price impact of the sale + 0.5%, at most 3% for large coins and 10% for others.
- The percentage matters. A very tight trail sells on normal swings; a very wide one gives back a lot before it sells.
- Not on every coin. Stablecoins never get a stop, and coins held in the Uurly Wallet itself (such as native BTC) have no automatic stop.
Try a trailing stop on paper first
Set a trailing stop with one line in the command bar, read exactly what it will do, and watch it follow the price in Positions — on paper or live from your own wallet.
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FAQ
What is the difference between a stop-loss and a trailing stop?
A stop-loss sits at one price, for example 10% below your buy. A trailing stop moves up with the price: it stays a set percentage below the highest price since your buy and never moves down, so it can lock in part of a rise.
Can I set a trailing stop on a coin I already hold?
With the command bar a trailing stop is set together with a buy; on an open position it sets a fixed stop, such as “stop jup -12%” or “move stop jup to break-even”. A buy plan that tops up a coin you hold can carry a trailing stop for the whole position.
Can I change it later?
Yes. A stop you set on the position later replaces the trailing stop — for example “move stop jup to break-even” in the command bar.
Does it work in paper mode?
Yes. In paper mode the buy and the stop run on paper, on real prices, so you can see how a percentage behaves before you trade live.
What happens when my computer sleeps?
Nothing watches the price while the computer is off or asleep. While live positions are protected and the computer runs on power, Uurly keeps it awake; closing a laptop lid still puts it to sleep.
Keep reading
Not investment advice. Crypto can go to zero; only trade money you can afford to lose. The coins and numbers in this guide are examples — you choose every one. Read the Risk Disclaimer.
