Never more than 3%
- Joined Mar 2016 | Status: Peace_To_The_World | 621 Posts
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DislikedCan somebody please let me know exactly how much of my capital I am risking if I have a 3k account and im buying at 3.0 size? lev is 100:1??Ignored
DislikedRisk 50% of your previous profit only, adjust it to your Stop loss value in pips (whatever it is at the moment), that will give you the exact lot position; also Scale in positions you will NEVER ever going to grow an account to decent level and make money using the 2% crap copy-paste that is all over the internet.. not unless you win at least 98% of the time (lol)Ignored
DislikedHi All, What's risk and how does it apply here. Risk is not the amount you are using to buy or sell. It's the amount you're put on your sell stop. Trade well and prosper, JohnnyIgnored
DislikedRisk 50% of your previous profit only, adjust it to your Stop loss value in pips (whatever it is at the moment), that will give you the exact lot position; also Scale in positions you will NEVER ever going to grow an account to decent level and make money using the 2% crap copy-paste that is all over the internet.. not unless you win at least 98% of the time (lol)Ignored
Disliked{quote} How would you need to win 98% of the time to grow an account risking 2%? If you'r risk to reward ratio is proper wouldn't the account grow? I'm new to forex so I dont like to say anything in absolute certainty on here since there is people who know far more, but the math behind what your saying simply doesn't make any sense too me.Ignored
DislikedIf you have an edge, even a small one, you can risk up to 50% risk per trade and your account will grow exponentially. If you don't have an edge although you might think you got one, your account will vanish logarithmically. 2% risk per trade will bring more money to the brokers. 50% risk per trade will bring less money to the brokers but will save your time by making you billionnaire almost overnight or by making you broke almost overnight, the latter would happen anyway if you had risked only 2% but the agony would...Ignored
DislikedIt depends on how confident I am at that moment, but usually I try not to risk more than 5%.Ignored