Avoid pending order triggering at buy price?

Hi experienced traders,

I placed a buy pending order at let's say 181.618. But price actually closed at 181.578, so the order should'nt be opened. So the order is triggered as the ask price reached 181.619. How do I avoid this kind of situation again?

Please help! Thanks!

Remember that all prices quotes (open, high, low, close) are the BID price.

ALL BUY orders are filled at the ASK price, and ALL SELL orders are filled at the BID price.

A pending buy stop order is ALWAYS filled when the ASK price reaches your buy stop price. There is NO way around it.

If you want your Buy Stop order to be executed when the BID hits a certain price, that's easy. Just add the spread to that BID price and place your order ther, but be aware that you will now be filled at the higher ASK price.

GREEN pips to one and all