Risk & Money Management
Risk of Ruin in Trading: Stress-Test Your Position Size With Journal Data
Risk of ruin is the probability that a run of losses takes your account down to a level...
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Risk & Money Management
Portfolio Heat: How to Audit Total Open Risk Across Correlated Trades
Three trades can each meet your position-sizing rule and still leave too much of your account exposed to...
Trading Psychology & Performance
Trade Duration Analysis for Reviewing Winners and Losers
An average holding time can hide a lot. One trade may have closed most of its position within...
Risk & Money Management
Are You Holding Losers Longer Than Winners?
You close a profitable trade after 15 minutes because you don’t want to give the gain back. A...
Trading Journal & Tools
Why Your Trading Journal P&L Doesn’t Match Your Broker Statement?
You finish a good month and your trading journal says +$4,180. The broker statement says +$3,612. Every trade...
Trading Psychology & Performance
Best Time to Trade Forex: Use Your Trading Journal to Find Your Best Hours
The London–New York overlap is often called the best time to trade forex. Both financial centers are active,...
Risk & Money Management
MAE and MFE in Trading: Is Your Stop Loss Too Tight?
A stopped-out trade can move straight to the original target after you’re gone. The easy response is to...