Module 10 of 18
Risk management
Sizing, stops, targets and loss limits: staying in the game.
1 of 16 lessons published
- 1How much should you risk per trade? The risk formula
- 2Where to put your stop loss
- 3Why a short stop works behind a strong level
- 4Position size from volatility: the calculation explained
- 5How much leverage should you use?
- 6Risk-reward ratio explained: why aim for three to one
- 7Where to take profit: targets at the next level
- 8Take profit first: close half, let the rest run
- 9Moving the stop to breakeven: when it helps and when it hurts
- 10Daily, weekly and monthly loss limits
- 11Why you should never average down
- 12How long can a losing streak last?
- 13What a losing streak does to your account
- 14When three trades are really one
- 15Example: sizing a real trade step by step
- 16Practice: calculate size, stop and target