When trading with small funds and high frequency, stop-loss discipline is truly a lifeline.

I’ve learned this the hard way myself. Last year, when I was trading Neiro, to be honest, everything was going pretty smoothly. I was swing trading spot positions back and forth and hardly ever stepped on any landmines. But then? Just that one careless moment happened to fall on a major news day—you know how it goes, the market’s tone suddenly shifted, and my position got trapped right at the top.

I was really torn at the time, but after calmly reviewing things, I gritted my teeth and cut the loss. Looking back, that decision saved me: I immediately used all that capital to sweep Trump in the $10 to $12 range, and you all know how that played out later.

So don’t rely on luck. In high-frequency trading, what you should fear most isn’t a string of small losses, but letting one lucky escape turn into a giant hole. When it’s time to stop out, it’s always better to act quickly than to regret it later.