Spread (bid-ask)
The difference between the price a market maker will buy (bid) and the price they will sell (ask). The spread is the immediate cost of entering any trade. Tighter spreads = lower friction per trade.
How Sigmentum uses it
Every time you enter a trade, you start at a loss equal to the spread. On EUR/USD with a 0.5-pip spread, a Long position entered at the ask (1.0848) has an immediate mark-to-market of −0.5 pips — price must move 0.5 pips in your favor just to reach breakeven. For Sigmentum signals targeting R:R of 1.8+, the spread is a small percentage of the total move. For scalping systems targeting 5-pip moves, the same spread can represent 10% of the trade's profit potential.
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