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There's no such thing as "low risk"

Quoting OnlineAddict
{quote} What does that have to do with anything? Did you even read what I wrote? EVEN If just 1 out of 1 million people can do something, then it CAN BE DONE, it doesn't matter that the other 999,999 can't do it.

you said it's about me! I replied that it's about US.

so are you one of those few rich traders who believe in low risk/ high returns ?
Take this grain of salt as advice.

Say you are a horrible trader, with absolutely no edge whatsoever, and you use a risk of 1:1 on every trade. Or, even if you randomly trade without any strategy or edge, but you only risk 0.1% per trade.

In this case you would need to lose 1000 trades in a row to blow your account. Using a risk to reward of 1:1 statistically even with no edge you should achieve a win rate of about 50% after 1000 trades, or somewhere around that, maybe a bit less or a bit more, depending on luck. You then will be left with virtually the exact same balance that you started with if you trade a pair with low spread like lets say EURUSD. So, in the end your net loss will only be the spread or the cost paid to the broker.

Now, once you develop some sort of edge, that increases your average win rate to even 55%, this should be able to cover the broker costs and leave you with a net profit in the end, after about 1000 trades. Let's just say its 2.5% profit after 1000 trades.

Now, what you can do once you get good enough is;
1. Use a better risk to reward style, such as a trailing stop, 1:2, 1:3 etc.
2. Have a higher win rate using some type of edge.
3. Both.

In the case of (3). After 1000 trades risking about 0.1% per trade using a 1:2 risk to reward with a 55% win rate, in this case your net profit will be 65% ROI.
After calculating spreads and other costs, you may be left with about 50% ROI, after 1000 trades.

In this case you are trading very low risk, seeing as you are only risking 0.1% of your account per trade with a win rate of 55%.

Play with these numbers to find what works best for you, but in any case as I stated before, risk is a matter of tolerance, and it varies between traders who have different account balances.
Trading is not some special kind of business.

Might be a little more challenging than the most of the businesses.

All businesses stay in a draw-down like 80% or higher, every month.

Those who run any kind of business do know what I am talking about.

So, is it all busenesses high risk then?

And there is no such thing as a low risk, ever, in any kind of business? As the draw-downs always first say "hello" and stay for a damn long time?

What about the skills of running a business?

What if all that applies to money as general, as money is everything nowadays?

Is all money high-risk?

Maybe you are right. Maybe, with money, there is no low risk in a first place?


BTW, not knowing the future applies to Life in General. In everything. Still, there are skillful humans, who survive in Life with ease...
Maadik Hugiis. IQ 69.
Quoting MoneyZilla
Trading is not some special kind of business. Might be a little more challenging than the most of the businesses. All businesses stay in a draw-down like 80% or higher, every month. Those who run any kind of business do know what I am talking about. So, is it all busenesses high risk then? And there is no such thing as a low risk, ever, in any kind of business? As the draw-downs always first say "hello" and stay for a damn long time? What about the skills of running a business? What if all that applies to money as general, as money is everything...
good post. Thanks.
Quoting MoneyZilla
Trading is not some special kind of business. Might be a little more challenging than the most of the businesses. All businesses stay in a draw-down like 80% or higher, every month. Those who run any kind of business do know what I am talking about. So, is it all busenesses high risk then? And there is no such thing as a low risk, ever, in any kind of business? As the draw-downs always first say "hello" and stay for a damn long time? What about the skills of running a business? What if all that applies to money as general, as money is everything...

yes but other businesses can be expanded, promoted... here we are at the mercy of the market and the broker which adds more risk.
We all talk a lot about uncertainty in the fx markets but one thing we all have 100% control over is how much we lose.

I think a lot of traders forget that one basic fact.
Quoting ChilledT
We all talk a lot about uncertainty in the fx markets but one thing we all have 100% control over is how much we lose. I think a lot of traders forget that one basic fact.
a businessman should not be worried about other people's losses..... hahaha

"we all have 100% control over is how much we lose". .. not so obvious.. that's why we see so many negative posts.


in any case, facts don't matter... we are all traffic generators
Quoting HeyYou
{quote} yes but other businesses can be expanded, promoted... here we are at the mercy of the market and the broker which adds more risk.
Forex trading is the same as other business. it can be expanded, promoted and many more. Do you trades random pairs for specific entry rules?
Let's try to think this way as how i think when i trade.
You are trader with 3000 USD as your capital currency. you got a little shop selling only three products. Euro, Pounds, and Yen. you sell them with $2 profit for each product. Sometimes bad things happen and you sell bad products for lets say you lose $1 for each bad product. (1:2 RR). at the end of the month your business sold 1000 products, lets say you got 60% accuracy so your profit is $800.

It can be expanded. as your profit grows, you start to sell another product. CAD, CHF, AUD, or whatever.
It can be promoted. you have good portpolio, you teach others by selling strategies, IB commisions, Copytrade and so on.

IF you fail in a long run. in this case you got $5900 in 1 year, then shit happens makes you loss much. Make sure you only loss $3000 as it is your initial capital. dont include the $2900 as it is your profit. Means you only lose $100. This is low risk.
Well it all depends on how much money you have in your trading account and how much you can risk. Thats the game as soon as you get in.


I feel like as soon as you think the market is against you. You've lost imo
Thank you guys for your posts.

so we can conclude that trading high risk is low risk
I mean, if you risk a lot per trade or don't diversify then you can lose fast... but it's no big deal because you lost small.

I see it as "an all or nothing bet" .. which makes perfect sense to me.
Very low number of trades + extremely high pip targets.

Makes trading entirely a low risk business/gambling/hobby... just whatever one likes to call it?
Maadik Hugiis. IQ 69.
Quoting MoneyZilla
Very low number of trades + extremely high pip targets. Makes trading entirely a low risk business/gambling/hobby... just whatever one likes to call it?
This advice must come from an experienced trader

i also think that high % targets or pip targets are the most important thing in this business/game.
here's what I'm doing right now... I bet on a couple instruments (one would be too crazy, but that's ok... IMO) and set high % targets.... I mean 500 at least...with money I can afford to lose.
Quoting MoneyZilla
Trading is not some special kind of business. Might be a little more challenging than the most of the businesses. All businesses stay in a draw-down like 80% or higher, every month. Those who run any kind of business do know what I am talking about. So, is it all busenesses high risk then? And there is no such thing as a low risk, ever, in any kind of business? As the draw-downs always first say "hello" and stay for a damn long time? What about the skills of running a business? What if all that applies to money as general, as money is everything...

lol what business? What product or service are you providing when you engage in retail forex trading? This is just gambling and your odds are no better than that of a roulette or blackjack player. The broker will always have the edge because of the spread you're paying

Quoting OnlineAddict
{quote} What does that have to do with anything? Did you even read what I wrote? EVEN If just 1 out of 1 million people can do something, then it CAN BE DONE, it doesn't matter that the other 999,999 can't do it.
Yet I can guarantee you cannot name a single retail forex trader who is profitable over time.
Quoting HeyYou
Don't tell me that you trade "low risk" because you use a SL, please! even if you risk 0.1%/trade and you are super diversified you are still trading high risk.......... why ? because your money is in a broker's bank account. "but I'm using an amzing system" no one has the magic wand, nobody knows for sure what is going to happen.. not even central banks. all you have is predictions and anticipations. I don't believe "low risk" exists in FX.
Risk is all relative, it differs between everyone and it all boils down to two things - what their individual psychological risk tolerance is, and the actual amount of money risked on said position.
Quoting Trenderer
Yet I can guarantee you cannot name a single retail forex trader who is profitable over time.
I can. But why would I? I am not trying to prove anything or convince anyone, I said my opinion and everyone can believe what they want.
Everyone can see the chart, but only a few can actually read it.
From$1toMillion EA All Time Return: 43.9%
Quoting OnlineAddict
{quote} I can. But why would I? I am not trying to prove anything or convince anyone, I said my opinion and everyone can believe what they want.
Sorry but you cannot. I stated a fact but unfortunately many still believe that retail forex trading can be a profitable long term endeavor
Quoting Trenderer
{quote} lol what business? What product or service are you providing when you engage in retail forex trading? This is just gambling and your odds are no better than that of a roulette or blackjack player. The broker will always have the edge because of the spread you're paying {quote} Yet I can guarantee you cannot name a single retail forex trader who is profitable over time.
Ok.
Quoting Trenderer
{quote} lol what business? What product or service are you providing when you engage in retail forex trading?

Money is goods. lol
Seems the most important and expensive goods on the planet at the moment. Money is more expensive than gold. Last but not least, money is more expensive than human life, in case you did not notice that simple fact? lol

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This is just gambling and your odds are no better than that of a roulette or blackjack player.

Maybe for you forex is gambling? I can't know how you are looking at trading the goods of money. Just accepting you are honest. Not everyone is in your category, however.

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The broker will always have the edge because of the spread you're paying {quote} Yet I can guarantee you cannot name a single retail forex trader who is profitable over time.

If you can't handle spread, maybe it is better not to gamble?

BTW, in one side trading, spread has little to no effect whatsoever. Plus, most of the brokers are doing their best to keep the good traders to trade with them. You would know this, if you were a good trader yourself. If you are a broker, you are deadly stupid, if you are not keeping the profitable traders in the house. Use your brain to figure out why... Dunno if you are broker. Not fighting.

Try this gamble strategy:
Bet on buys only. On the gold. Open very little number of buy trades when the rate falls. Avoid opening your buys during the falls, do it when the rate retraces up instead. Working with h4 might be a better bet, I guess? Aim at 50 bucks per 0.01 lot, as an average profit per a single trade/bet. Let me know how it went? lol
Maadik Hugiis. IQ 69.
Quoting MoneyZilla
{quote} Money is goods. lol Seems the most important and expensive goods on the planet at the moment. Money is more expensive than gold. Last but not least, money is more expensive than human life, in case you did not notice that simple fact? lol {quote} Maybe for you forex is gambling? I can't know how you are looking at trading the goods of money. Just accepting you are honest. Not everyone is in your category, however. {quote} If you can't handle spread, maybe it is better not to gamble? BTW, in one side trading, spread has little to no effect...
lol I would be more inclined to debate if you could form just one coherent sentence. But good luck playing a losing game, I sincerely hope you do not gamble away money that you can't afford to lose
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