Showing 1–6 of 6 matching strategies
Evidence: ModerateBeginner
Fixed Fractional Risk
the same percentage every timeRisk the same fraction of the account on every trade. The position size is whatever makes that true given the stop distance — so a wide stop means a small position and a tight stop means a large one, automatically.
AnyRisk · Position sizing
Evidence: StrongIntermediate
Volatility-Parity Sizing
equal risk, not equal lotsTwo positions of the same size in gold and in EURGBP are not two equal bets. Gold's daily range can be several times the cross's, so the gold position is doing most of the work and carrying most of the risk while looking identical on the platform.
Any · re-estimate volatility weeklyRisk · Portfolio
Evidence: ModerateProfessional
Fractional Kelly
the optimal size, and why nobody trades itKelly's 1956 result gives the position size that maximises the long-run growth rate of an account, given the odds. It is a real theorem and the answer is exact.
Any, but the estimate needs hundreds of tradesRisk · Optimal sizing
Evidence: StrongIntermediate
Correlation-Adjusted Exposure
five dollar pairs is one tradeAn account holding long EURUSD, long GBPUSD, long AUDUSD, short USDJPY and short USDCHF believes it has five positions at 1% each. It has one position at something close to 5%, and it will discover this on the day the dollar moves.
Any · correlations re-estimated monthlyRisk · Portfolio
Evidence: WeakIntermediate
The Drawdown Governor
trade smaller after losses, on a scheduleA written rule that cuts the risk percentage as the account falls from its high-water mark: down 5%, risk two thirds. Down 10%, risk a third. Down 15%, stop and review.
Any · measured daily from the equity high-water markRisk · Adaptive sizing
Evidence: ModerateBeginner
Daily Loss Limit and Trade Cap
the two numbers that end bad daysTwo limits, both checked automatically: a maximum loss for the day, and a maximum number of trades for the day. Either one is reached and the platform is closed until tomorrow.
Any · a daily limit, reset at your own session boundaryRisk · Behavioural