What do you mean by risk is 1% per trade? I do not understand that.
That’s just like bankroll management in gambling. For OP, if he starts with $20,000 for trading, he’d only risk $200 per trade. It’s basically the amount he’s comfortable losing on each trade.
Yeah, and it's better to be done this way.
With a strategy in mind.
And, as it was said, it may be the fees that are working their magic, basically.