Swing Trading: A Rule-Based Framework for Multi-Day Trades
A practical rule-based swing trading framework covering setup, entry, stop placement, and exit rules for US and UK retail traders holding multi-day positions.
Position Sizing
Scaling In and Scaling Out: Managing Positions in Stages
Scaling in and out lets you build and exit positions in stages instead of all at once. Here is how it works, when it helps, and where it can hurt.
Why the Risk-Reward Ratio Is Essential for Profitable Trading
The risk-reward ratio is not a suggestion. It is the mechanism that separates traders who survive from those who do not. Understanding how to calculate and apply it correctly changes everything about how you size positions, set stops, and take profits.
Spreading Your Trades: The Case Against Betting It All on One Position
Concentrated bets feel right when a trade is working, but single-position risk is how accounts get destroyed. Here’s how to build genuine diversification without diluting your edge.
Understanding Drawdown: How Traders Recover From Losses
Drawdown is the gap between a portfolio’s peak value and its lowest point afterward. Learning to measure, limit, and emotionally withstand drawdowns separates those who survive markets from those who quit.
The 1% Rule in Practice: Sizing Positions So No Single Loss Ruins You
The 1% rule caps your risk per trade at 1% of account equity. It won’t make you rich fast, but it keeps you alive when losses stack up, and that survival is what separates professionals from bankrupt beginners.
How to set a stop-loss correctly: technique, psychology and common mistakes
A poorly placed stop-loss hurts more than none at all. Learn how traders and long-term investors should think about exits, position sizing, and the behavioral traps that blow up accounts.
The complete guide to position sizing and risk
Position sizing is the most underappreciated skill in trading and investing. This guide explains how to calculate risk per trade, size positions for your account, and build a framework that protects capital across different time horizons.
How single-event risk reshapes position sizing for traders and investors
A single announcement, sanction, or leadership change can reprice a stock overnight. Understanding how to size positions around binary events protects capital and sharpens decision-making.