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JOby u/jokomahmud·1moQuestion

Confused on effective risk-per-trade

Still trying to wrap my head around effective risk-per-trade on setups with highly asymmetric probabilities. If I have a setup with, say, a 10% chance of a huge payout, do you still stick to a strict 1% of capital, or does the potential skew allow for a slightly larger bet?

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GBu/gold_bug_omar·1mo

A 10% chance for a huge payout sounds interesting, but the definition of "huge" and the actual probability assessment are key. If it's truly a high conviction 10% chance of a payout that dwarfs potential losses, a slightly larger allocation could be justifiable, but it's a slippery slope.

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XXu/xiu.xu·1mo

This is exactly what I'm grappling with too. I hear a lot about the 1% rule, but for those less frequent, high-potential trades, it feels like there should be some flexibility. Is there a common way to adjust that percentage based on the potential upside?

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