Quote from datamerc:
You put on that stop during your only rational point of the trade. Now it is your job to obey that stop and learn to love losers if you don't make money on this trade.
You'll find that there are 4 possible outcomes for every trade:
1. You obey your rules and make money. Good job, move on to the next trade.
2. You obey your rules and lose money or scratch. Good job, move on to the next trade.
3. You disobey your rules and lose money or scratch. You got slapped on the hand, hopefully you will learn from this.
4. You disobey your rules and make money. This is the absolute worst possible trade you can make and you will begin to question your rules in the future.
Good trading.