Best Way To Deal With A Large Drawdown

Discussion in 'Risk Management' started by Fundlord, May 9, 2015.

Best Way To Deal With Drawdowns

  1. Step back from trading, re-evaluate and change strategy

    30.6%
  2. Continue strategy but reduce size

    51.0%
  3. Take a break from trading all together for a while

    12.2%
  4. Try win it all back on one or two well timed trades

    6.1%
  1. tomas262

    tomas262

    1) Read or re-read any of two Mark Douglas's book
    2) everything else will be clear after that
     
    #171     Aug 1, 2017
  2. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2


    Don't have one
     
    #172     Aug 1, 2017
  3. algofy

    algofy

    lol agree.
     
    #173     Aug 1, 2017
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    I like risking $3, to make $8, or 9.......... I kicked one out/cut loss earlier, before it ever got close to a $3 loss/swing trade; it was not acting right, not trending as well as tek stocks/bank stocks.
    AS far as a cutting winners too soon; like/love to study monthly candle charts[ bar charts if one prefers them]- will prove what a trend can do, for months, + months:cool:
     
    #174     Aug 4, 2017
  5. ironchef

    ironchef

    May I ask you a question Mr. Turtle: Do you day trade or swing trade? And how do you determine R:R prior or at the time of entry?

    Thanks.
     
    #175     Aug 5, 2017
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  6. Best way is not let that happen, which may imply you working your butt off.
     
    #176     Aug 5, 2017
  7. ironchef

    ironchef

    I wish.:banghead:
     
    #177     Aug 5, 2017
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  8. Overnight

    Overnight

    I agree with the above kind of...

    The best way is to try to not let it happen AGAIN. Think Klingon painsticks. Ow!!!!
     
    #178     Aug 5, 2017
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  9. lol!
     
    #179     Aug 5, 2017
  10. A rope shorter than the distance between the ceiling and floor minus your height.
     
    #180     Aug 5, 2017