Is stop-loss really targeted by brokers? Is it targeted by hedge funds?

The answer is yes

but that does not mean that you cannot win

In fact, when we look at past markets

we can see markets where stop losses are targeted

There are points where long shadows are present on the 15-minute charts

There are points where long shadows are present on the 1-hour charts

These are the places that are most targeted

In effect

stop losses are being targeted

In effect

you can win with stop losses

Stop losses are being targeted, but

the average is targeted even more by averaging in (nampin)

Often

there are traders who think, “If I place a stop loss I will be targeted and cannot win,” so they do not place stop losses

Conversely

the market is trying to target the nampin traders

What gets targeted is

nampin > stop loss

Therefore placing a stop loss is appropriate for a trader

However, it means to refrain from mechanical trading like automated systems

Because they are “properly targeted”

That is

the logic that stop losses are being targeted

Market-tactical discretion applied to stop-loss trading remains effective