There is no such thing as stop hunting. There are only poorly placed stops that are inside the noise. ___________________________________________________________________________ Stop running is real - happens all the time after there is price consolidation for a few days or more. Here is Cramer explaining it.
Yes, exactly stop losses are not always possible to adhere to. Setting a stop loss simply shows the risk averred behavior of a trader. Stop losses define the affordability of risk taking of a trader to what extent he can bear the loss, so before entering in a trade he defines/fixes that limit. Most traders generally set stop losses at point where trend breach out support or resistance levels. However, it depends upon the trading style, more professional traders avoid to set stop loss.