CYPHER ASSETSTrading education
01The short answer
ANSWERMost professional traders risk between 0.5% and 1% of their account per trade. At 1% risk, ten losses in a row costs about 10% of the account; at 5% risk the same streak costs about 40%. Losing streaks happen to every strategy, so small risk is what keeps you in the game.
02Key points
- Set risk as a percentage of your account, not a feeling.
- Every trade gets a stop-loss before you enter.
- Lower risk after a drawdown, never higher.
03Try it
The losing-streak simulator
Every strategy has losing streaks. Move the sliders and watch what the same streak does to your account.
-40.1%of your account gone. At 1% risk the same 10 losses cost less than 10%.
04Go deeper
Day 17 of the bootcamp
The full lesson is free inside our Discord, with real chart examples, homework and people to ask.
- The complete step-by-step lesson
- Real chart examples
- Homework with feedback
- A community that answers your questions
Free on Discord