Scaling up after a winning streak — thoughts on position sizing?

asked by u/wati51 · 5d · 1 answers

Been trading small for a few months, finally seeing some consistent green weeks. Nothing huge, but enough to feel like I'm getting somewhere. Now I'm wondering about scaling up my position sizes. Intuitively, it feels like I should increase gradually, maybe 5-10% of my current risk per trade. But I've also heard arguments for keeping it fixed until a much larger capital base. How do you guys approach increasing risk after a period of positive performance? Is it purely proportional to account growth, or are there other factors?

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  • u/marija_toth· 1 pts· 5d

    It's definitely a common dilemma. While a gradual increase sounds prudent, there's also something to be said for maintaining a fixed percentage of your current capital. That way, your risk automatically scales with your account growth, rather than you having to manually adjust it.

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