[Here?s why you need proper risk management in trading]Imagine:
There are two traders, John and Sally.
They both start with a $1,000 account
John is an aggressive trader and he risks $250 on each trade.
Sally is a conservative trader and she risks $20 on each trade.
Both adopt a trading strategy that wins 50% of the time with an average of 1:2 risk to reward.
Over the next 8 trades, the outcomes are Lose Lose Lose Lose Win Win Win Win.
Here?s the outcome for John:
-$250 -$250 -$250 -$250 = BLOW UP
Here?s the outcome for Sally:
-$20 -$20 -$20 -$20 +$40 +$40 +$40 +$40 = +$80
Do you see the power of risk management?
So here?s the deal:
As a trader, you?ll encounter losses regularly.
But with proper risk management, you can contain these losses till it feels like an ?ant bite?.