Position Trading - getting comfortable with size?

[bone]

Trade the sizing that emotionally allows you to stay with the position, to let that position draw down and work in the market, and to sleep at night. If you have X number of winners in a row, reward yourself with the minimal bump in sizing. Reverse holds trues for consecutive losers.

 

[Jakobsberg]

Do you have a preferred vehicle for short term corporates? Something like VCSH etf?
https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3145&FundIntExt=INT

That link looks OK. I would go for a little higher annual return 4 to 5% so lower bond rating but its just me. Once you get too low the behaviour becomes like stocks which is not what you want. I am in Sweden and bought these in the past:
http://www.morningstar.se/Funds/Quicktake/Overview.aspx?perfid=0P00000KA4
http://www.morningstar.se/Funds/Quicktake/Overview.aspx?perfid=0P00000KJ0

 

[Handle123]

I rather trade long term in terms of percentages, I never go 100% invested, but like 60% at lows of 2009, then I have extra percentage to have add-on trades. Most of the stocks give dividends and optionable. I seldom put on more than 1.5% on individual stocks/ETFs, so I prefer to think in percentages, some stocks many and others less so. I trade Dow30 and other 10 Nasdaq/ETFs. By concentrating on percentages, number of stocks I am not concerned about. As price gets deeper into trend and get more signals to add on, I will often add Debit Spreads and if market dropping, will quickly sell calls for a few days/weeks, much depends if price has no support in area.