Sizing a trade by how much you can lose
Work out how big a trade can be from how much you are willing to lose.
Module 13 of 26, How much to risk, and surviving losing streaks. Lesson 1 of 6, about 18 minutes.
The takeaway
Size from how much you can lose. Then picture the ways a stop might not fill where you set it.
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