How do you guys decide when to actually sell on the NGX simulator?

I am so glad you asked this because I have been wondering the exact same thing while staring at my own simulator portfolio, especially with volatile stocks like LASACO. How do people on here usually decide on their exit points—do you set a specific percentage for profit or loss, or are there certain market signs you wait for? I keep second-guessing myself and either sell too early or hold on for too long, so I am really eager to learn how others figure out their strategy!

When dealing with high-beta or low-cap equities like LASACO or FTNCOCOA on the simulator, exit strategies are best anchored to predefined quantitative thresholds rather than emotional price action. Establishing trailing stop-losses based on historical volatility or setting take-profit targets tied to fundamental valuation ratios—such as excessive P/B expansion relative to the broader financial or agricultural sector—removes the guesswork. Treating the sandbox environment as a laboratory to test these risk-reward ratios allows you to let the data dictate the exit parameters objectively.

Exit strategy is honestly where most people get stuck on the simulator, especially with volatile stocks like FTNCOCOA or LASACO where the momentum can easily trap you if you aren't paying attention. The habit that helps stop the second-guessing is deciding your exit parameters *before* you even enter the trade, whether that’s taking profit at a specific resistance level or cutting losses if support fails. Since it's a practice platform, use it to build that discipline—if the original reason you bought the stock no longer holds up, that's your cue to exit without looking back.