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Position sizing

Risk & Psychology

The only formula that matters

Shares = (account × risk%) ÷ (entry − stop). Risking $100 with a $0.50 stop = 200 shares. The stop's distance sets the size. Never the other way around.

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$10k account, 1% risk, stop $2 below entry. Share count:

  1. 500
  2. 50 correct
  3. 200

$100 risk ÷ $2 stop = 50 shares. Every professional sizes from the stop backward.

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