IMO no matter how one trades or invests (swinging for the fences or only for singles) stops should always be used.
Stops tell you are wrong, time to exit. No one drives a car without brakes saying I'll just coast once I get close to my destination.

No not trailing stops - when in a profit. Different altogether.Amen to that one. But you seem to be linking a stop to a trailing stop and this is not THE way to skin a cat, it’s A way![]()
No not trailing stops - when in a profit. Different altogether.
Opps forgot you are (or were?) in profit. Yes trailing stops. I was previously referring, incorrectly, to a stop loss.So what is it if it isn’t a trailing stop when in profit?
been there. It’s very frustrating. Good job not digging too bad of a hole