How to protect my position?

[BillKey]

I think most of you had experience that price jump high or low in pre-market.
If you are in right direction, congratulate. But if not,it would be a disaster.
Like stock above, it is beat by bad news and crash about 26% low in pre-market.
My question is what is your protection if you are in a long position in this case? And how about cost and return?

 

[cdcaveman]

If it's a long term investment you add... If it's a trade you get out.... There is no protecting after a big move

 

[Tim Smith]

The seven deadly sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride) are also killers of traders too.

In your case its greed.

Always remember the words "sell with regret", i.e. take a profit (full or partial) but don't just sit there self-congratulating yourself whilst watching the markets take the profits away from you again, leaving you where you began (or worse !).

Number one rule of trading is to know when to take your profits and cut your losses. Never, ever, forget it, because the market will be happy to remind you !

Partial or full close, the choice is yours. But if I were in your shoes I would take money off the table (either all or some).

 

[BillKey]

If it's a long term investment you add... If it's a trade you get out.... There is no protecting after a big move

You mean I can not do anything but watching it happened? What about Options? Did you use it for protection before?

 

[cdcaveman]

I would position my size so that I wouldn't be attempting to "fix" a position after

 

[Deuteronomy_24_7]

What about Options? Did you use it for protection before?

If he'd hedged beforehand, do you think he'd have started this thread?

 

[cdcaveman]

If he'd hedged beforehand, do you think he'd have started this thread?

Exactly... He needs to cut and go back to he drawing board

 

[Handle123]

There is so much information missing. You didn't say whether in trade weeks/months, or is this a Swing trade, is this a stock that pays dividends and how much, if this a stock that even has options and is there good volume on the options.

If Longer term, I most likely Hedge open profits as "topping" was forming and you didn't read chart well, don't even know why you have indicators as you didn't read those either.

If Swing trade, would have ben out.

If in it for dividends, debit put spread as it was showing topping.

I am guessing you newbie and any Trading Plan? Experienced traders have Trading Plan with answers to any questions that come up.

 

[Jones75]

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I think most of you had experience that price jump high or low in pre-market.
If you are in right direction, congratulate. But if not,it would be a disaster.
Like stock above, it is beat by bad news and crash about 26% low in pre-market.
My question is what is your protection if you are in a long position in this case? And how about cost and return?

If you sell the stock at a loss, that money is never coming back. Don't sell. Stocks over the long run tend to head north, and sometimes after a bad decision, you just have to wait it out.

While waiting, if that was me, and has been me in the past, start looking for some long ATM puts, to at least start hedging against further losses. If fundamentals don't dictate this decline, the stock will come back, IMHO.

 

[Tim Smith]

Don't sell. Stocks over the long run tend to head north, and sometimes after a bad decision, you just have to wait it out.

Hmmm.... I can cite you a million examples that counter your broad-brush statement.

Ever heard the saying "The Market Can Remain Irrational Longer Than You Can Remain Solvent"

I guess you're also one of those people who subscribe to the "double-up opportunity" theory on losses ?