Risk
Drawdown: What a Losing Run Does to Judgement
A losing run raises questions that cannot be answered from inside it. What the data says about persisting, and why a short sequence tells you so little.
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Risk
Deciding in advance how much a mistake is allowed to cost, and holding to it when it matters.
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How Much to Risk Per Trade, and Why That Number
The one per cent rule is quoted everywhere and sourced nowhere. What the number has to be derived from, and what the regulatory limits actually tell you.
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Position Sizing When It Is Uncomfortable
The arithmetic of position sizing is trivial. The hard part is the four situations in which people override it, and each of those can be checked for in advance.
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Stop-Loss Discipline: The Decision You Make Early
Two different things are called a stop-loss, and research about one is quoted about the other. What was tested, and where the real decision sits.
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