# Non-longterm-investments

**URL:** https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677
**Category:** Investing / Portfolios
**Created:** [February 5, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677 "2018-02-05T14:01:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Julianek](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/user_avatar/forum.mustachianpost.com/julianek/32/251_2.png) [@Julianek](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/Julianek)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677/42 "2020-04-09T10:39:27Z")

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### Author: ![TrickMcDave](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@TrickMcDave](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/TrickMcDave)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677/43 "2020-11-12T17:54:11Z")

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I believe my questions fits here best.  
How do you protect your short term investments in single stocks?  
I understand that most investors here are into passive investing into ETFs and there are also a few „active investors“. (Happy to keep that discussion aside)  
I acquired a few single stocks a while ago (mostly tech sector) and I’m not certain how to proceed. For example swatch: acquired at ca. 180, now they‘re around 227. Previously announced target was around 220. My amateur approach would be to place either a stopp loss order with 225 or potentially a trailing stop order, as I don’t know how much it will gain in the future.  
What is the approach of other single stock investors?

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### Author: ![glina](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/user_avatar/forum.mustachianpost.com/glina/32/820_2.png) [@glina](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/glina)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677/44 "2020-11-12T17:57:06Z")

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Keep your winners running and ignore analysts. Price targets usually follow the price, not the other way around.

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### Author: ![MrCheese](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/user_avatar/forum.mustachianpost.com/mrcheese/32/2500_2.png) [@MrCheese](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/MrCheese)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677/45 "2020-11-12T18:22:36Z")

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> [@TrickMcDave](#):
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> a stopp loss order with 225

Trailing stop order with 10% lower price than current is what I would do.

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### Author: ![Dr.PI](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/user_avatar/forum.mustachianpost.com/dr.pi/32/5299_2.png) [@Dr.PI](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/Dr.PI)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/non-longterm-investments/677/46 "2022-12-29T11:32:19Z")

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