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SL 3% vs 10% — We Tested Both on 572 Coins

2026-03-29 | PRUVIQ Research

Same strategy. Same coins. Same period. Only the stop loss changed.

Setup: BB Squeeze SHORT, TP 8%, top 50 coins by volume, Nov 2023 ~ Apr 2026.

Head-to-Head

MetricSL 3%SL 10%Winner
Total Trades2,2562,187
Win Rate38.21%53.82%SL 10%
Profit Factor1.141.19SL 10%
Total Return+11.92%+19.66%SL 10%
Max Drawdown6.26%9.39%SL 3%
Sharpe Ratio0.680.76SL 10%
Sortino Ratio1.371.40SL 10%
Avg Win+5.51%+5.22%SL 3%
Avg Loss-2.98%-5.10%SL 3%
SL Hits1,247290SL 10%
TP Hits496629SL 10%
Timeouts5131,268
Fees Paid7.22%7.00%SL 10%

What the Numbers Say

SL 3% gets stopped out constantly. 1,247 stop-loss hits vs 290. The tight stop turns noise into realized losses. Win rate drops to 38% because most trades don’t get room to breathe.

SL 10% lets trades develop. Win rate jumps to 54%. TP hits increase from 496 to 629. More trades reach the target instead of getting cut early.

The return gap is real. +19.66% vs +11.92%. SL 10% made 65% more money over the same period.

But the drawdown trade-off exists. MDD 9.39% vs 6.26%. The wider stop means bigger individual losses when you’re wrong. If your risk tolerance is tight, the 3% stop keeps drawdowns smaller.

Per-Coin Breakdown (Top 5 by Return)

SL 3%

CoinTradesWin RateReturn
UNI6046.67%+76.34%
ONDO5446.30%+67.51%
DOGE6346.03%+62.87%
ETH5844.83%+53.09%
PEPE6437.50%+51.98%

SL 10%

CoinTradesWin RateReturn
UNI5761.40%+118.77%
ONDO5371.70%+116.38%
SUI5561.82%+91.24%
WLD5860.34%+76.52%
VET6160.66%+60.76%

UNI returned +76% with SL 3% and +119% with SL 10%. Same coin, same strategy, 55% more return just from wider stops.

The Worst Losers

SL 3%

CoinReturnTrades
KAS-54.73%72
NEAR-42.58%51

SL 10%

CoinReturnTrades
M-62.32%10
KAS-42.52%68

Both setups lose on the same coins. The wider stop doesn’t save bad picks — it just changes the loss size.

So What

For BB Squeeze SHORT on major coins: SL 10% outperforms SL 3% on every metric except drawdown. The tight stop feels safer but costs real money in missed trades.

The right stop loss depends on your risk tolerance, not the strategy alone. Test both on your setup: PRUVIQ Simulator.


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