Lycanboiboi
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When ur stop is triggered at breakeven, ur not making any losses.
Hope is not a good strategy to invest. Having a stop loss at breakeven protects u from the downside.
And yes, history will repeat itself again. Dotcom companies like intel/yahoo are just examples for u to study, not cherry pick. Even apple didn't get out unscathed from dotcom burst.
The point is not managing ur risk by having stop loss and just hoping for the price to swing up or down.
If you got in at 1400 for TSLA and its now 1600, its wise to put in the stop at breakeven. Its just basic risk management.
There are many ways to exercise risk management. Putting a stop loss is just one of them. And it suits a trader more than an investor.
I've never used a stop loss and probaby never will. Simply because:
1) I'm confident of all my picks and will hold mid to long term, if not i won't even enter. Anything happens before that is just noise.
2) I'm balanced between solid high growth stocks VS. blue chips. Will keep my highest weighted stock trimmed at 15%. I totally avoid purely spec plays like NKLA and biotech as i'm not chasing short term profits.
3) If any ticker falls below my breakeven, i simply buy more and average down.
I will NEVER, EVER close a position based on price action alone. If you find yourself bagholding, most likely you just FOMO-ed blindly and got greedy. I will only sell if there are fundamental changes and i lose faith in the company, like LVGO and TDOC.
My average on TSLA now is around ~$850 after buying more at $1400s. If it drops to $800, $700 etc.? No problem, i'll load up even more provided my confidence in them is still there.
That's how i protect myself from the downside. Guess we just have differing strategies.
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