2 contracts is too conservative? it's very little? I have started to be profitable and I don't want to do any nonsense. I want to progress quickly but I also don't want to do any nonsense. Can someone advise me?
If you don't know your own level of tolerable risk, then the answer to your question as to how many contracts to trade is 0.
Yer off on your math? ES $50 per point. So 20 contracts is $1000 per point. If it slips 50 points you are down $50,000 OP, 2 contracts is plenty with $100,000.
What worries me is not a normal loss, a stop jump of 1 or 2 points. I am more worried about an unexpected event where the index drops many points and the stop does not work.
This is more suited to my personality, I prefer to work 8 hours concentrated making small profits, than making a big profit with just one operation. This also has an obvious advantage. Learning accelerates. The disadvantage: I will not get rich in a short time, but I will not be so at risk.
Well, the problem was that I couldn't stop, the platform wouldn't let me. In 11 years it has only happened to me 2 times, but when it happens your legs shake. I will operate 50 contracts, I need a Ferrari soon