Lose 10% and you need 11.1% to get back. Lose 50% and you need 100%. Here is the full recovery table, the one-line formula behind it, and what the curve should do to your risk limits.
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Every exit doesn't have to be all-or-nothing. Closing part of a position cuts risk on losers, banks profit on winners, and de-fuses oversized trades. Here's the full mechanics, tranche by tranche.
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Your platform shows margin level as a percentage. Useless. What you need is the number of pips between here and the call, and here and the stop-out. We work it out by hand, case by case.
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A decision framework for the worst possible moment: trade open, account red, judgment shot. Five questions, honestly scored, that tell you whether to close, reduce or hold, before the market decides for you.
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Losing streaks don't announce whether they're normal variance or a broken strategy. Three predefined tripwires, some honest streak maths, and objective re-entry rules can tell you which one you're in.
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A 30% drawdown needs a 43% gain to fix, and most calculators stop there. This one goes further: how long recovery actually takes at your monthly return, and what to do with the answer.
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