Well, those swings won't hurt you if you hold. That's the point. But if you were like a farmer and had to sell at a certain point, the protection could be thr

Well, those swings won't hurt you if you hold. That's the point. But if you were like a farmer and had to sell at a certain point, the protection could be through derivatives. You might do the same with stocks if you were planning to sell at a given time in the future (eg, if you planned on buying a house in 2022).