Most traders lose money not because their strategy is bad — but because they have no risk management system at all.

After years of trial and error (and blown accounts), I built a framework around 3 simple rules that completely flipped my consistency:

Rule 1: Never risk more than 1% per trade.

This sounds obvious until you realize most traders risk 5-10% on "high conviction" plays. One bad week and you're down 30%. The 1% rule keeps you in the game long enough for your edge to play out.

Rule 2: Define your exit before you enter.

If you don't know where your stop loss is before clicking buy, you're gambling. Every trade should have a pre-defined risk/reward ratio of at least 1:2. No exceptions.

Rule 3: Track every trade in a journal.

Not just P&L — record why you entered, what you felt, and what the market was doing. Patterns in your behavior show up fast. Most of the alpha is in your psychology, not the chart.

These three rules alone took me from inconsistent to profitable. They're not sexy, but they work.

If this resonates, I built an entire course and mentorship program around frameworks like these inside Clarity Trading. No fluff, no signals — just practical education that makes you a better trader.