Collective2

Optimum, when I read people position size based on what they read in books then I also think RUN! Those estimates are based on a 50% win ratio and not on the 65% to 70% that I shoot for. But, if you want to risk only 2% with a $15,000 account you'll be able to risk $300 per trade. I say just give me the mo...

Wow, When I hear that you will risk 3.7% - 8% on each trade, I only have to remember 1 word. RUN! My risk tolerance would not permit that.

Think about this, if you can just make 2% per month and not have any losing months then that is 24% per year which is better then Buffet has averaged AND some people want to average 2% per day.

My goal in this account is actually just to be profitable every month. That was the goal of my "mentor". I think that it is a good goal.

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Excellent points. The 8% figure is extremely aggressive. I am not trading that ratio on this account. I pulled out the 8% from mostly from conjecture (thinnish air) based on most of the systems I've backtested that have even 65%+ winners will eventually have 12 losers in a row. But it doesn't permit for havin...