Stop-Limit Trigger and Fill Resources
Separate the stop trigger from the limit-price condition in each scenario.
A stop-limit order has two decisions: whether the trigger condition activates it, and whether the observed price satisfies the resulting limit. This worksheet checks independent price scenarios and keeps those conditions separate. It makes a common planning mistake visible without pretending to reproduce a live order book.
Stop-Limit Trigger and Fill Worksheet
Separate stop activation from limit-price qualification in supplied price scenarios.
For a hypothetical sell stop at 95 and a sell limit at 94, price 96 does not trigger. Price 95 triggers and is at least 94, so it qualifies on price. Price 93 meets the stop trigger but falls below the sell limit. Across these three scenarios, two triggers are met and one price qualifies.
Open the worksheet10 Resources for Stop-Limit Order Planning
Stop-limit planning benefits from venue order documentation and a record of your own assumptions. Journals, chart exports and spreadsheets can support review, but their role is different from the venue that defines and executes an order.
Compare documented roles using trigger reference, limit-price behavior, execution uncertainty, position linkage, scenario recording. The Telegram channel we promote is disclosed in the first entry.
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Choose buy or sell, enter trigger and limit prices, and name the price reference used by the trigger. Each CSV row is an independent scenario, not a chronological market path. Use the same quote unit for all prices and check the provider's actual trigger rules separately.
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Price qualifies means a limit-price condition was met. It does not mean an order filled. This worksheet does not carry an activated order from one row into the next, model available liquidity, or infer position linkage and reduce-only behavior.
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Official sources and scope
The sources document formats, mechanisms or record workflows. The arithmetic and editorial comparison on this page use the supplied worksheet definitions.
- Kraken stop loss limit orders
Trigger activates a limit order; execution is not guaranteed and the order may be independent of the position.
Reference checked 2026-10-01. Consult the source for current product rules. - Coinbase Advanced order types
Market, limit and stop-limit mechanisms, partial fills and execution uncertainty.
Reference checked 2026-10-01. Consult the source for current product rules.