📉💰 Alright folks, let's talk about the one thing that separates surviving traders from those who end up like I nearly did: position sizing. It's your ultimate blow-up prevention.

You've heard of the 1-2% rule, right? This isn't a suggestion, it's your financial lifeline. It means you only risk 1-2% of your *total capital* on any single trade. Let's make it real for a $1000 account.

If you commit to risking 1%, your maximum loss on any trade is $10. Now, say you're looking at a futures setup where your stop loss, if hit, would result in a $0.50 loss per unit/contract. To figure your position size, you simply divide your maximum risk by the risk per unit: $10 / $0.50 = 20 units. That's your position. If your stop implies a $5 loss per unit, you'd trade 2 units ($10 / $5 = 2).

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