Most beginners think they need a better entry signal. They don't. They need better position sizing.

Here's the math nobody shows you:

If you risk 10% of your account per trade, it only takes 7 consecutive losses to be down over 50% — and a losing streak of 7 is completely normal, even for a strategy with a 60% win rate. You will statistically hit that streak eventually.

If you risk 1-2% per trade instead, that same 7-loss streak only costs you 7-14% of your account. You're still in the game.

Quick formula to steal:

• Risk amount = Account size × 1% (start conservative)

• Stop distance = Entry price − Stop price

• Position size = Risk amount ÷ Stop distance

Example: $2,000 account, 1% risk = $20. Entry $50, stop $48 (distance = $2). Position size = $20 ÷ $2 = 10 shares.

Most people size their position based on "how much I want to make," not "how much I'm willing to lose." Flip that, and you'll last long enough to actually get good at this.

What's your risk-per-trade rule? Curious how others here size their positions.