Here is our benchmark swing-trade method year to date in the Euro. The benchmark is a mechanical trading methodology -- it tells us when, where and how to enter and exit trades -- providing us a framework to guide our own trading decisions. The goal is to first try to match your performance to the benchmark and eventually graduate to where you are besting the benchmark. It provided just 20 trades this year. The first half of every trade is exited at a predetermined factor of risk and the second half is managed based on momentum.