I wasn't trying to poo poo on his thread. But with a 1 to 4 profit to loss ratio you need a 80% win/loss ratio just to break even. Not counting the spread slippage commissions or data feeds.Quote from Daring:
You haven't seen it all yet, wait til he does 100 stop and 10x sizing because he had a few losses in a row; that's my favorite part of it all.
Quote from calmeurotrader:
You need at least 80% of trades profitable in order to break-even.
Don't you think this might be a bit tough ? :eek:
Quote from maxpi:
it takes about 85% win rate to consistently make money [and that's not guaranteed] with a 1:4 r/r...
Quote from atticus:
Risking 4 units to earn 1, and martingaling?
Quote from Lucrum:
with a 1 to 4 profit to loss ratio you need a 80% win/loss ratio just to break even.
Quote from Daring:
Actually you need a little more when you cut winners short before targets![]()
Quote from Instant Karma:
What ?![]()
All the above remarks assume a constant bet size and a random distribution of wins and losses...
Both assumptions are wrong..IMO..
The size i trade varies dramatically according the odds
and i got news for you..the markets are manipulated therefore NOT random...