Question on position sizing for EURUSD — still figuring out R-multiples

asked by u/murphy_lotte · 3d · 2 answers

Been trading forex for about six months now, mostly on $EURUSD. I'm tracking my trades and understand the concept of R-multiples for risk management, but I'm still struggling with how to practically implement it consistently across different setups. When you're entering a trade and your stop loss is, say, 20 pips, and your target is 60 pips (a 1:3 R), how do you guys determine the exact lot size to keep your risk truly consistent at 1% or 2% of your account per trade, especially with fluctuating pip values depending on the pair? Is there a formula or a tool you find indispensable for this, or do you just eyeball it after a while?

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  • u/smoke_tester· 1 pts· 3d

    It's tricky, right? I've been wrestling with that too. So for a 1:3 R, if your stop is 20 pips, how do you decide if you're risking 1% or 2% of your account on that specific trade without over-leveraging?

  • u/korn_kittisak· 1 pts· 3d

    จริงๆ เรื่อง R-multiples นี่ก็ปวดหัวใช่เล่นนะ โดยเฉพาะตอนที่ตลาดผันผวนจน SL วิ่งเป็นเจ้าเข้า พอปรับ lot size ไปๆ มาๆ ก็ได้เท่าเดิมทุกที สงสัยต้องไปฝึกอ่านกราฟตอนหลับบ้างแล้วมั้ง.

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