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> Putting a limit on one's potential losses is pretty rational, not emotional. Models are not perfect, and you do not want to find yourself with high paper losses when they fail.

At least here they say that it is not a good idea with a quant approach: http://en.swissquote.com/epb/support/faq#node-301

The BlackRock example plus the fact that many ETFs beat managed Funds in terms of performance seem to support the position that human interference is in most cases for the worse.



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