No, not always. let me qualify the way I view it.... A stop is based on a snapshot of a chart thats long since changed since entry. The charts don't look like they did an hour ago or even 5 mins ago. My stops are protean, as is the chart it change with time. However should a huge dump occur here i will get first and ask questions later.
$2,000 will offer soo little learning experience. 1. it's scared money, by definition 2. this is not a business. 3. poker offers better odds 4. commissions will destroy you 5. one tail, done 6. what do you expect to do with 2k.... 2k to 5k.....5k to 10k....to 25k...to 11 trillion? you have better odds being the next jordan. go buy golf clubs and practice..... travel somewhere.... sorry, this 2k is gone and nothing will be learned.
if others say you can learn how to trade with $2,000.....fine. but i say it's impossible. yes, $100,000 and you can learn to trade. i'll let others debate it..... when commissions are this % of a total account, it's too hard. and that's not realistic to think it's really trading. can i learn to play poker with $3. no. you learn what the terms are, how to hit buttons, and basic concepts of the rules..... this is a game where capital really matters. a lot. you are not investing. you are trying to trade. not with 2,000... my 2cents
tom dwan learned to play poker with $50 bucks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dwan Can you outplay him with you big bank roll?
tom dwan is scary...to avg poker guy. you know why. because he plays the hand rather than the $. i am fashioning myself after tom. i want to be this scary in trading world. i have a clean slate i don't want any loser mentality tainting me.