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The 1% rule: how pros size every trade
Position size is the one decision that decides whether a bad day is a scratch or the end of an account.
Start from the stop, not the lot
Pick your stop loss where the trade idea is proven wrong, then size the position so that hitting it costs a fixed share of your balance. Lots come last.
Why 1% works on a funded account
With a 6% daily loss limit, risking 1% per trade gives you six losses in a row before the day is over. Risking 3% gives you two. The math is the strategy.
Let TradeMate do the arithmetic
TradeMate shows how much of your daily and max loss each open position is using, live. If one trade would eat half your day, you see it before you click.
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