Risk : reward
Risk & Psychology
Win by design, not win rate
Risking $1 to make $2+ means you profit while losing MOST trades: at 1:2, a 40% win rate still makes money. Amateurs chase win rate; pros engineer asymmetry.
Check yourself
1:3 risk/reward. Minimum win rate to break even ≈
- 50%
- 25% correct
- 75%
One win pays for three losses. 25% keeps you flat; anything above prints. Asymmetry is the whole game.
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