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A fixed pip trail ignores what the market is actually doing. In a quiet session, thirty pips may be too wide; in a volatile one, it may be too tight. Trailing behind structure adapts naturally. After entry, I wait until price makes a new higher low in a long trade, defined by a close above the previous swing high, and then move the stop beneath that low plus a small buffer. Each time a new higher low forms, I repeat. This keeps the stop at a level where, if hit, the structure of the move has actually changed. The downside is that structure trailing can give back more profit than a tight trail when a reversal is sharp. But it reduces the number of premature exits in a healthy trend. For lower timeframes, I use the structure on the timeframe one step below my entry timeframe, which gives a balance between responsiveness and noise. As always, test it on your own data, because the right trailing method depends on your target distance and the pairs you trade.

Trailing behind structure is a sensible approach, especially for trend trades. One thing I do is combine it with a time element. If no new structure forms for a long time, I tighten the stop a bit, since the trend may be losing momentum.