After a Sell Rule Fires: Stop-Profit Map

The decision is what you do after a sell rule you already wrote has fired. This page does not give you the rule. A valuation formula, a maximum drawdown, or a "fair price" is not stated here. If you do not have a rule taken from a document you can name, you do not sell from this page.

Pausing the next contribution is the DCA stop page. Pausing leaves the shares in place. Selling does not.

Updated October 14, 2026.

After the rule fires

If your written rule says sell, do these three things and nothing extra.

1. Name the document and the sentence that told you to sell. A feeling is not a sentence.
2. Name the account that will receive the cash. Spending cash and a new fund are different destinations. Pick one before you submit the order.
3. Do not replace the sold fund on the same day with a fund you have not read. The next buy, if any, waits for the prospectus check on the ETF document page.

If you cannot complete step one, the rule has not fired. Leave the shares. Do not borrow a drawdown percent from an article to finish the sentence.

For China public funds, redemption follows the fund contract, including any limit on when you can redeem. Read that clause in the contract the sales institution already told you to read. See the sales-institution measures.

FAQ

Can this page be my sell rule?

No. A page that refuses to state a formula cannot be the formula. Your rule has to come from a document you accept, or you do not sell.

Is taking profit required once a gain exists?

No. A gain is not a rule. Many holders have no sell rule and should not invent one in order to feel finished.

What if the fund has suspended redemption?

Then step two cannot happen yet. The fund contract's suspension language controls the date, not this article.

Last reviewed

October 14, 2026.