Serious question: Aren't stop-loss just another form of algorithmic trade? I understand their purpose (in principle), but perhaps its not an intelligent move fo

Serious question: Aren't stop-loss just another form of algorithmic trade? I understand their purpose (in principle), but perhaps its not an intelligent move for a long-term investor...? (Or to put it another way, perhaps the risk mitigation aspects of stop-loss trades are not properly valued.)