2% Rule(s)

Discussion in 'Risk Management' started by SoCalOptionsWriter, May 12, 2023.

  1. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Bruh, your % risk will be fixed regardless of where you place your stop. I think you're confusing % price move with actual risk
     
    #11     May 12, 2023
  2. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Lol I thought I was the only was confused by his response
     
    #12     May 12, 2023
  3. schizo

    schizo

    Okay, my bad. So you're actually talking about "max loss" rather than "stop loss". Yeah, it's the brain fog. :banghead:
     
    #13     May 12, 2023
  4. %%
    Agree on US dollar stop on that chart maybe be stupid.[NOT an anti Fed reserve statment LOL:D:D
    BUT since you noted it LOL,$ 147or $145[USD] are excellant stops if one like good 2023%% exits.
    WHY/ because theyre close prices below weighted 200dma/200 EMA. 2% loss on AUM sounds like not much sense; even if it excluded money market part. SPY benchmark is a cash measure, same with S&P 500 or 505.Could make 2% work in a bull market, APPLE more than AUM.
    Even less sense if one has has cash ETFs+ some leveraged mixed, using 2%AUM, private money .
    Maybe i should not note this, since i dont use your trendlines, but i dont overweight open prices much /its a false sell signal on your2023 chart anyway\7th candle from your close:D:D:D:D:D,:D
    And 7th candle did not close above your trendline.......... Good chart
     
    #14     May 15, 2023
  5. Handle123

    Handle123

    Smaller the account, larger the risk. As account grows along with knowledge, total risk gets down to zero on some forms of trading.
     
    #15     May 15, 2023
  6. Dollardogs

    Dollardogs

    I was about to post a similar question: Maximum loss of total equity per trade. If I have $100,000 in my account, am I insane to try any strategy which requires risking over 2% per trade (2,000)? Bearing in mind I'm a daytrader, not a swing trader, but I currently cap my full losses much lower than that (under 1%) and I have a max of 2 full losses per day, so currently my worst case scenario is 2% drawdown per day. Is 4% drawdown per day just too risky?
     
    #16     Aug 3, 2023
  7. TheMordy

    TheMordy

    5 bad days = -20%. Two bad weeks = -40%. Can you afford that ??
     
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    #17     Aug 3, 2023
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  8. Dollardogs

    Dollardogs

    In a row, of course not, but my system tends to be a fairly reliable 65% win rate. I've yet to have more than 2 full losses in a row since I implemented it, however, that's only a few months back. Related question: is there a golden number for the amount of time at which point you can trust your win rate?
     
    #18     Aug 3, 2023
  9. Businessman

    Businessman

    Risk more after you have booked profit.

    Start by risking 0.25% to 0.5%

    After you make some profit, increase your risk to say 0.75%. Then eventually 1% and over when you have an even bigger profit base.
     
    #19     Aug 3, 2023
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  10. TheMordy

    TheMordy

    Its not a golden number, it's the golden cycle.
    If your system worked well over:
    1) bear market 2) bull market 3) bear trap 4) bull trap 5) inflation 6) recession.
    That's the parameter in my opinion.
     
    #20     Aug 3, 2023
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