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If you risk 1% per trade, set the daily limit at 2 to 3%.",{"type":241},{"type":262,"attrs":482,"content":483},{"level":354,"textAlign":112},[484],{"text":301,"type":116},{"type":110,"attrs":486,"content":487},{"textAlign":112},[488],{"text":489,"type":116},"The Risk:Reward Ratio (R:R) is the relationship between the amount you are risking on a trade (Stop Loss distance) and the amount you are targeting (Take Profit distance).",{"type":110,"attrs":491,"content":492},{"textAlign":112},[493],{"text":494,"type":116},"R:R 1:2 means: if your Stop Loss is 50 pips, your Take Profit must be at least 100 pips.",{"type":110,"attrs":496,"content":497},{"textAlign":112},[498],{"text":499,"type":116,"marks":500},"Why a minimum R:R of 1:2 is critical:",[501],{"type":252},{"type":110,"attrs":503,"content":504},{"textAlign":112},[505],{"text":506,"type":116},"At R:R 1:2, you can be wrong more than you are right and still profit.",{"type":110,"attrs":508,"content":509},{"textAlign":112},[510],{"text":511,"type":116},"Win Rate 40% at R:R 1:2: Wins: 4 trades x 2 units = +8 units Losses: 6 trades x 1 unit = -6 units Net result: +2 units profit — despite being wrong 60% of the time.",{"type":110,"attrs":513,"content":514},{"textAlign":112},[515],{"text":516,"type":116},"Win Rate 40% at R:R 1:1: Wins: 4 trades x 1 unit = +4 units Losses: 6 trades x 1 unit = -6 units Net result: -2 units loss.",{"type":110,"attrs":518,"content":519},{"textAlign":112},[520],{"text":521,"type":116},"A good R:R ratio means your edge does not require predicting the market accurately — it requires executing your plan consistently.",{"type":241},{"type":262,"attrs":524,"content":525},{"level":354,"textAlign":112},[526],{"text":308,"type":116},{"type":110,"attrs":528,"content":529},{"textAlign":112},[530],{"text":531,"type":116},"One of the most misunderstood concepts in trading is that drawdowns are not symmetrical in recovery.",{"type":110,"attrs":533,"content":534},{"textAlign":112},[535],{"text":536,"type":116},"Lose 10%: need 11.1% to return to break even Lose 20%: need 25% Lose 30%: need 42.9% Lose 50%: need 100% Lose 70%: need 233%",{"type":110,"attrs":538,"content":539},{"textAlign":112},[540],{"text":541,"type":116},"This is why \"don't lose\" is always more important than \"make big gains\" in the short term. Controlling how much you lose on bad days is the single most leverage-able skill in trading. Every dollar of loss avoided is easier to recover from than any dollar of profit gained.",{"type":241},{"type":262,"attrs":544,"content":545},{"level":354,"textAlign":112},[546],{"text":315,"type":116},{"type":110,"attrs":548,"content":549},{"textAlign":112},[550],{"text":551,"type":116},"A Stop Loss is the mechanical implementation of your risk management rules. Without it, you are not risking 1% per trade — you are risking everything in your account on every trade that moves against you without limit.",{"type":110,"attrs":553,"content":554},{"textAlign":112},[555],{"text":556,"type":116,"marks":557},"Non-negotiable Stop Loss rules:",[558],{"type":252},{"type":110,"attrs":560,"content":561},{"textAlign":112},[562],{"text":563,"type":116},"Place the Stop Loss at the moment you open the trade — not \"I'll add it in a minute.\"",{"type":110,"attrs":565,"content":566},{"textAlign":112},[567],{"text":568,"type":116},"Never move a Stop Loss further away from your entry when price moves against you. This is the single act that destroys every risk management framework you have built.",{"type":110,"attrs":570,"content":571},{"textAlign":112},[572],{"text":573,"type":116},"Moving a Stop Loss closer to your entry to protect profit as price moves in your favor (Trailing Stop) is acceptable and often smart. Moving it further away to avoid a loss is not a trading decision — it is a capitulation to fear.",{"type":241},{"type":262,"attrs":576,"content":577},{"level":354,"textAlign":112},[578],{"text":322,"type":116},{"type":110,"attrs":580,"content":581},{"textAlign":112},[582,586],{"text":583,"type":116,"marks":584},"Mistake 1: Revenge Trading — increasing lot size after a loss",[585],{"type":252},{"text":587,"type":116}," The market does not know you lost the previous trade. It owes you nothing on the next one. Increasing your position size to \"recover\" from a loss is a decision made from emotion, not from your trading system. It violates the 1% Rule and creates compounding losses.",{"type":110,"attrs":589,"content":590},{"textAlign":112},[591,595],{"text":592,"type":116,"marks":593},"Mistake 2: No Daily Loss Limit",[594],{"type":252},{"text":596,"type":116}," The day you lose three trades in a row and keep trading anyway — chasing, forcing, over-sizing — is the day a manageable 3% loss becomes 20%. One bad day without a loss limit can wipe out weeks of disciplined gains.",{"type":110,"attrs":598,"content":599},{"textAlign":112},[600,604],{"text":601,"type":116,"marks":602},"Mistake 3: Inverted Risk:Reward",[603],{"type":252},{"text":605,"type":116}," Some traders set Take Profit close and Stop Loss wide — risking 80 pips to target 20 pips. For this to be profitable long-term, you need a Win Rate above 80%. This is mathematically achievable for very few traders. Flip the structure: wider targets, tighter stops, minimum 1:2 R:R.",{"type":110,"attrs":607,"content":608},{"textAlign":112},[609,613],{"text":610,"type":116,"marks":611},"Mistake 4: Over-trading",[612],{"type":252},{"text":614,"type":116}," Opening positions out of boredom, frustration or because \"something looks interesting\" without a defined setup. Even at 1% risk per trade, 20 low-quality trades generate 20 spread costs, emotional noise and statistical drift away from your documented edge.",{"type":241},{"type":262,"attrs":617,"content":618},{"level":354,"textAlign":112},[619],{"text":620,"type":116},"Summary — The Five Risk Management Rules Every Trader Needs",{"type":110,"attrs":622,"content":623},{"textAlign":112},[624],{"text":625,"type":116},"Rule 1: Risk no more than 1 to 2% of your account per trade. 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