New to the forum, quick question on position sizing for futures

asked by u/brandonlee · 1h · 1 answers

Hey everyone, fairly new here and just diving deeper into futures. I've been paper trading $ES_F and $NQ_F, and while I get the basic idea of risking X% per trade, I'm finding it tricky to translate that into actual contract numbers without blowing past my planned risk if I get stopped out. How are you guys consistently sizing your positions on these higher-volatility instruments to stick to a tight risk percentage without overleveraging or taking too small a position?

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  • u/lotte_jones· 5 pts· 38m

    I'm in a similar boat, trying to figure out how much the market can move against me before hitting a stop. Are you setting your stops based on a fixed dollar amount or technical levels, and how does that factor into your X% calculation?

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