Lets get real. Most people trade for a rr of 2:1 or better and a lower win ratio. Its the common wisdom. What do we know about common wisdom: it's commonly wrong. So if you can find a strategy with 80% to 95% win ratio and a sub 1:1 rr then one good thing is most people will be doing something else. I ran one once that closed 2 or 3 winners a day but only lost about every 3-6 months. One of the best things about it was that slippage was usually positive. Market conditions changed but it was good while it lasted.
Good post, there are so many ways make it in this game and some time it is best to challenge your convictions. 1:1 or .XX:1 r/r ratios can be very profitable when you can manage the win rates. Also higher frequency trades are more approprate for lower R:R ratios.
Pyramid. Seriously, don't trade this system. No matter what you do, you will end up losing with it. PA
The secret is to bail out before you take the max drawdown. Money management is everything with income trading, just like trading stocks,forex, etc. If you limit your losses to 2x your potential gain, the math works out more like: 80% or 4 out of 5 times you make $1 = $4 20% or 1 out of 5 times you lose = $2 If you are slick though, you can limit your losses to 1x your potential gain. Capital preservation 101.
I trade a system with a 2:1 risk to reward ratio. Obviously, there have to be more than twice as many winners as losers in order to be viable, which there are. It is 100% automated (trades the YM).