Define Your Risk Tolerance: Before you even make your first trade, understand how much you're willing to lose on any single trade, and across your entire portfolio. Are you comfortable with a 1% loss, 5%, or more? Be brutally honest with yourself. This personal threshold will dictate your position sizing and stop-loss levels.
Position Sizing is Paramount: This is arguably the most critical risk management tool. Never, ever, put all your eggs in one basket. A common rule of thumb is to risk no more than 1-2% of your total trading capital on any single trade. This means if you have $10,000, your maximum loss on one trade should be
100
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100−
200. This might sound conservative, but it ensures that a string of losing trades won't wipe you out. It allows you to learn, adapt, and recover
Position Sizing is Paramount: This is arguably the most critical risk management tool. Never, ever, put all your eggs in one basket. A common rule of thumb is to risk no more than 1-2% of your total trading capital on any single trade. This means if you have $10,000, your maximum loss on one trade should be
100
−
100−
200. This might sound conservative, but it ensures that a string of losing trades won't wipe you out. It allows you to learn, adapt, and recover