Position Sizing
Can make or break a trader's results
Proper Position Sizing Is Important
You can have multiple losses in a row and recoup everything in one trade with appropriate Position Sizing. This is not to be confused with the Martingale strategy popularized in the world of gambling.
YOU must decide how many contracts to trade based on: Your account equity size The liquidity of the market The tick value of the market Your trading experience level Which strategy you are using Which trade number you are on The speed/volatility of the market Trading is always at your own risk.
The following are 2 examples of Vinny E. Mini's position sizing structure: Example 1: Trade 1: 1 contract = "Toe In Water" ("TIW") Trade 2: 2 contracts = Quarter Position Trade 3: 4 contracts = Half Position Trade 4: 8 contracts = Full Position Trade 5: 10 contracts = Full Plus Example 2: Trade 1: 2 contracts = "Toe In Water" ("TIW") Trade 2: 4 contracts = Quarter Position Trade 3: 8 contracts = Half Position Trade 4: 16 contracts = Full Position Trade 5: 20+ contracts = Full Plus
In futures trading, the term "contracts" bears similarity to: -"shares" in stock trading -"contracts" in options trading -"lots" in foreign exchange trading
Vinny uses the position sizing structure with the Trade Tracker to take advantage of the concept of cadence or sequence of wins and losses.
ATM & Stop Losses
The size of your stop loss and how many contracts traded determines your monetary risk. If you do not apply a stop loss to your trade, your ENTIRE ACCOUNT EQUITY - OR MORE - is at risk.
All AlgoBox™ ATM stop strategies have a default of 25 tick stop losses. The monetary risk is calculated by the tick value of the market being traded, multiplied by the number of ticks of the stop loss, multiplied by how many contracts are traded: Market Tick Value (V) x Stop Loss Number of Ticks (T) x Contracts (C) = Monetary Risk (R) V x T x C = R This formula may assist you in determining YOUR OWN position sizing structure for each trade. Remember to factor in commissions, which may vary from broker to broker.
Trading is always at your own risk.
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