What has been done in Switzerland with underground passages. Common mistakes Placing stops too far

If you have the opportunity to organize a real office, remember: it should not be cramped or, on the contrary, too large. Provide a seating area in your office - place a comfortable chair or sofa in the room, but not a bed. In a private house, if you only work in your home office and this is your main workplace, make a separate entrance: this way you will separate home and work life, which is important from the standpoint of dividing two types of activity - yang (work) and yin (rest).

It is desirable that the shape of the room is correct - it will be responsible for stable energy in the office. Place the work table in the place of maximum Qi accumulation (diagonally from the entrance) so that you sit with your back to the wall and see the door with a window. This arrangement is considered a "position of control" in which you are in control of the circumstances, not the other way around. Avoid a position where the table is against a wall and your gaze rests against that wall, otherwise your prospects, creativity and progress in general will noticeably decrease. If you can't find another arrangement, then hang a perspective image on the wall to create the feeling of an open space.

"Simple seating rules or" feng shui "when placing office employees"

Many managers have faced the problem of seating their employees in the office space. Does seating affect the organization of the workflow in the office. Answer: YES

All people have a subconscious way of assessing the status of an employee by the location of his workplace in the office space. The main two factors play a role: the location of the employee relative to the entrance (closer-further) and the position of the table in relation to the flow of visitors to the department (closed seating, side seating, open seating, see Fig.).

The further from the entrance to the department, the higher the subjective assessment of the employee's status. A closed landing means a subjectively large distance when communicating with a visitor, a side landing means an equal position, an open landing means a controlled position of an employee.

• The head of the department - the corner of the room farthest from the entrance, closed landing for autocratic structures, side landing for more democratic structures.
• Manager, highly qualified specialist - middle of the room, side landing.
• Technicians - closer to the entrance, open landing.
• The secretary of the department is at the entrance, closed landing.

Only the landing of the secretary needs clarification. Such placement implies executive functions and not a high status, but a large degree of distance from visitors. It corresponds special status department secretary.

Is it possible not to follow these rules? Yes, of course, but the subconscious conflict between the subconscious assessment of the status and the actual status can cause sluggish current conflicts and general discomfort in the department.

Orlov Mikhail

Material provided by Vremya Accountant magazine

In this section, we will talk about the typical mistakes traders make when using stops. Of course, it is only from mistakes that one can learn to manage capital, but incorrect use of stops can lead to increased losses, not gains. You don't want that, do you?

Placing stops too close

The first common mistake is to fit too tight feet: they are narrower than the leather pants fashionable in the good old days. A tight stop prevents your trade from breathing. If you place ultra-tight stops, there won't be enough room for price to hesitate before heading in your direction.

Always consider the volatility of the pair and the fact that the price can fluctuate around your entry point for a while before continuing in any particular direction.

For example, let's say you went long at 145.00 with a stop at 144.90. Even if you are correct in predicting that the price will "bounce" from this point, there is a possibility that the price will fall 10-15 pips below your entry point before rallying higher - for example, to 147.00. And you know what? You failed to earn 200 points of profit because you were stopped in the blink of an eye!

So remember to give your trade enough room to swing, and be sure to take volatility into account!

Using position size as a basis for determining a stop

This has already been mentioned earlier: using position sizing instead of technical analysis to determine the stop is not a good idea. We explored this with Rookie Ned as an example, remember?

As stated, using position sizing to calculate how far to be has nothing to do with market behavior. And since we are trading in the market, it is much more reasonable to set stops depending on its movement. After all, you have chosen an entry point and set targets based on, so do the same for stops.

Of course, this does not mean that you should completely forget about the position size. It is best to decide where you will place your stops BEFORE you start calculating your position size.

Placing stops too far

Some traders make the mistake of setting their stops too far. They cross their fingers in the hope that sooner or later the price will go in the direction they want. So what's the point in setting stops then? Why hold on to a losing trade? Isn't it better to use money in a more profitable operation?

Setting stops too far increases the number of pips required for your trade to move in the direction you want and be worth the risk you are exposing your account to.

Rule number one: place stops closer to the entry rather than the target profit.

Of course, you will aim for less risk and more reward, right? With a good reward / risk ratio, say 2: 1, the likelihood of getting out of a trade profitably increases if you do it right at least 50% of the time.

Placing stops directly at support / resistance levels

Is your stop too close? Badly. Is the placement of the stop too far away? Badly. So where is the "golden mean"? At support / resistance levels? No, not really there. How so? Don't you know that technical analysis is a way of identifying stops? Yes, when choosing where to place your stops, you need to note the nearby support / resistance levels.

If you are going to go long, then you just need to find the nearest support level below your entry point, and set a stop in this area. If you are going to go short, you need to look for the nearest resistance level above your entry and place your stop around the same place.

But why is it not a good idea to place them directly on these levels?

The point is that the price can still reverse after reaching this level and move in your direction. If you place your stop just a few pips outside this area, you can be more or less confident that support / resistance has already been broken, and admit that your trading intention was inaccurate.

Greetings from the glorious city of Basel! It's incredibly cool here and for once everything is done the way it should be done! A detailed report will be a little later, but for now I would like to show you two interesting and relevant examples for us. As you know, underpasses are not a Soviet-Russian invention; many transport workers and city planners have become obsessed with them in the last century - Switzerland was no exception. There is only one difference: here they have already rethought the role of streets and have ceased to approach the issue of security formally.

In short, what happened to the local dungeon?

Example number of times: German railway station. There was a transition from one end of the street to the train station, similar to the Paveletsky train station in Moscow.

On the one hand, even a comfortable descent!

So convenient that the crossing was turned into a free bicycle parking, and zebras with traffic lights on the ground were made for people:

Example number two: the square near the main station of the city:

There is a very heavy traffic of trams and buses, so since the 1960s there have been discussions on how to somehow divide the flows. Like, take trams underground, or at least people. At some point, they tried to do the second:

Approximately 20 years ago, at a referendum, it was decided not to give money for burying trams, and the project of the square was revised. As a result, the flowerbed was removed here, the paths with platforms were updated and the underpass was slightly altered:

At the far end of the passage, a huge free bike parking has appeared:

It is written that the bike can be stored for a maximum of seven days, although it is almost impossible to control this. Alternatively, if the bike turns into a dinosaur or interferes with the passage, then a tag is hung on it and after seven days it is checked: if it hangs, then it is melted onto benches.

There are also bike shops and a toilet:

Closer to the train station it gets more interesting. Where we usually sell underpants and batteries, there are bike boxes. Such pleasure costs 24,000 rubles a year or 2,400 a month, but you still have to wait six months in line for a seat.

So what's this!?

Closer to the station itself there is another bicycle parking, but already paid. The system is like in car parks: before the check-in you receive a card, you are issued with it, but only after payment. Or by subscription cards.

This parking lot is closer to the entrance to the station and a gentle entrance from the street, there is also a security guard. It costs 66 rubles per day, 800 per month or 8000 per year. More space inside:

There are places for cargo bikes:

Places with e-bike outlets:

The passages are open. There are still small boxes at the bike parking. This is not a luggage room (there is one at the station), most likely it is for helmets or bags. Costs from 130 rubles per day to 12,000 per year.

You can go here for 15 minutes to pump up the wheels for free - pumping is also free:

So there is no need to bury anything - you can find a reasonable and useful application for our beloved underground passages! Again, everything was invented before us :(