Scaling up CFD positions – when to pull the trigger?
Been trading CFDs on a demo for a while, getting decent with basic analysis and managing small positions. Now moving to a live account, starting very small. I'm wondering, for those of you who've been at this for a bit, how do you decide when to realistically scale up your position size? Not just risk-percentage wise, but in terms of confidence and consistency. Is it after 'X' profitable trades, 'Y' positive weeks, or more about hitting specific targets/milestones with your strategy? Trying to avoid the trap of increasing size too soon and blowing up a decent start.
That's a good question. For me, it was less about a specific number of trades and more about my win rate staying consistently above a certain threshold over a longer period, like several months, and feeling like I understood why trades were working (or not working).