Quote from: tbct_mt2 on Today at 03:13:25 AM

Quote from: Sebastian Michaelis on July 24, 2025, 10:00:55 PM

"when you win , make sure you win big"

In trading, if you think like this, you put your trading capital in super danger and can lose it quickly and with big loss.

In trading, there are two most important things.
The most important task is defend your initial trading capital as most as you can. This means you must defend it at all cost and you must close your position for a draw or small loss in order to avoid bigger loss. With this trading approach, if you get small profit in trading, it is still acceptable.
The second important task is avoid chasing big wins, as it might lead you to using more dangerous trading methods than Spot trading, like Margin Trading and Futures Trading. Those trading types, leverages and forced liquidations will eat your initial trading capital very easily, quickly and big.

i dont use margin or futures mate , i only use spot.
by win big, i mean higher risk/reward ratio
i tried the 1:1 (risk/reward) method and it's not very usefull , but when i start using higher risk/reward , like 5:1 or at least 3:1.. things changes
and the "when you win , make sure you win big" it's a quote from dr David Paul and Tom hougaard , i'm sure you know them since you are a trader..