Risk management

Boost your confidence with Shields

Looking for a way to help mitigate risk with your investments? That's where Shield comes in. By adding Shields to your portfolio, you're not just investing; you're taking an extra step towards confidence. It's about navigating the ups and downs of investing. After all, having a plan in place can make all the difference.

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Always on Risk Control

Separate risk management from your strategy ideas

Shields can help make it easy to set up stop loss and limit orders so that you may limit your potential losses. In addition, our cutting-edge tools and strategies give you more control over your portfolio.

Please note that there is no guarantee that any investment strategy will achieve its objectives.

Watch for red flags

Shields provide real-time monitoring of key performance indicators to help you identify red flags before they become a problem. You'll always have a clear picture of your portfolio's health by using Shield to monitor your account continuously. You can watch for problems in:

  • Trade performance

  • Asset performance

  • Strategy performance

  • Overall portfolio performance

Take decisive action

Once a Shield is triggered, it will automatically take the necessary actions, whether it's closing a trade or immediately alerting you to the situation.

  • Send an alert to your phone, email, or even pager (if you still use those)

  • Stop trading

  • Close positions

  • Halt a strategy

Supporting your investment journey

92% of Pluto Portfolios use Shield to help provide alerts about their investments.

Protect a Single strategy

Strategy risk management is easy with Pluto Shield

With Pluto, every strategy you create comes with our comprehensive suite of risk management tools called Shields. These Shields are not just any ordinary risk management tool; they are specially designed for traders to help you take control of your trading strategy and achieve desired results. They are easy to use and customizable to fit your own needs and risk tolerance.

A shield for every occasion

We offer a wide variety of Shields for various types of risks you might want to try to mitigate. With Pluto's Shields, you have the flexibility to adjust your strategy to fit your personal risk appetite and investment goals.

  • Send an alert to your phone, email, or even pager (if you still use those)

  • Stop trading

  • Close positions

  • Halt a strategy

Stop Loss
Limit Order
Great day

The Stop Loss shield allows you to set predetermined levels at which your trade will be automatically triggered, attempting to limit potential losses. With our Trailing Stop Loss feature, your stop loss level will adjust dynamically as the market moves.

Protect your whole portfolio

Pluto Shield can watch every trade and strategy in your portfolio

With Portfolio Shields, you can easily monitor your entire portfolio and make informed decisions based on real-time data. Our advanced analytics allow you to identify problem areas and take action to help mitigate potential risks.

Keep an eye on each strategy 24/7

Our strategy loss watchdog allows you to set a threshold for losses for each strategy, and once that threshold is met, it will automatically trigger a stop for each position in that strategy, providing an extra layer of protection to your portfolio.

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