I few weeks ago I went long gasoline. I got stopped out by a few ticks for a loss of $3500 per contract. Gasoline did a 180 turn and met its target today. This would have been a profit of $18K per contract.
I count on trades like this to make me profitable for the year. I could have made my stops wider. Doing this creates bigger draw downs. Something I am not comfortable with. I adjust my trading plan as dictated by what is and is not working. Every adjustment is a trade off.