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On position sizing and 'getting the feel' for it.
Still trying to wrap my head around position sizing. I understand the math, the 1-2% rule, but sometimes I feel like I'm either over-committing to a setup that's 'just okay' or under-committing to one that's genuinely strong. There's a 'feel' aspect people talk about, but how do you actually develop that intuition without blowing up an account trying? Do you adjust based on a confidence score you assign, or is it purely mechanical until you've got thousands of trades under your belt?
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I think that 'feel' comes from extensive backtesting and then live execution, seeing what types of setups consistently deliver. Over time, your brain starts to recognize patterns and assign an almost subconscious 'confidence score' to them. It's less about a magic intuition and more about pattern recognition built through experience.