Thanks, I've tried both and sometimes its death by a thousand cuts with tight stops, so I have used manual as well - very intensive though till you can put your stop to BE. Agree you need to kill the trade early - can always re-enter.
Oh yes, a fine line with tight stops, killing the trade too quickly = potential over-trading territory, it's easier said than done when you are in the thick of it.
Different days provide different conditions, I personally prefer it to be motoring, (I imagine most of us do) not necessarily enormous moves, just, well, a bit unhinged
but when suddenly the kitchen gets too hot I can lock up if I feel it's too wild ! & ops are missed, so, cake & eat it !
You're quite right though, it's an intense way to do business, I've kind of taught myself to be remote from the positions outcome, to save being a total tw@t when entering......I always expect to get smashed up a bit, so I enter with that in mind before running to the hills if its starts to go wobbly.
I am a mere part timer, hence the short trading window, & use SB to boot, so I'm just in it for the ride. If I had to rely on this to pay my way year in year out I'm not sure I'd enjoy it so much.
I do know guys that do trade as their sole income, but they are not just day traders, they hold positions for months on end.
Then, there are the dedicated day traders, some of whom are on this forum making a good living.