Risk per trade should be determined by a fixed percentage of account equity—typically 1% to 2%—rather than an arbitrary leverage selection.
Leverage simply adjusts margin utilization. Capital protection depends entirely on the distance to your structural stop-loss multiplied by position size.
Calculate position size based on valid technical levels, not account tolerance.
👇 Do you size positions based on a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of equity?
💬 Comment '11' to receive our Automated Position Sizing Spreadsheet.
Leverage simply adjusts margin utilization. Capital protection depends entirely on the distance to your structural stop-loss multiplied by position size.
Calculate position size based on valid technical levels, not account tolerance.
👇 Do you size positions based on a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of equity?
💬 Comment '11' to receive our Automated Position Sizing Spreadsheet.