What trade size and leverage to use in forex?
Elena Triston
(ele020)
Member Since Apr 15, 2020
120 posts
Feb 20 at 08:31
Kylealker87 posted:ele020 posted:jaspertan posted:
I think the best method to determine trade size and leverages is what is your risk taking capacity. Because if you take high leverages or bigger lot sizes then it will destroy your capital
Rightly said mate. Higher the leverage higher are the chances to blow up your account.
But I literally got convinced here that whether you use low/high leverage, percentage you are gonna use is only proportional to your capital, so it doesn’t really matter
It is true only if the market is going as per your trades, but if there is a major movement in the opposite direction, if you are using higher leverage, it will multiply the losses as well.
The more your practice, the more you learn.
ramirokeller
Member Since Nov 23, 2020
15 posts
Feb 22 at 03:51
Aim high! Lose a lot! Quit trading!
ramirokeller posted:
Aim high! Lose a lot! Quit trading!
Okay?! Why not it play safe - itrade less, monitor your trades closely, and quit as per your exit strategy? I always use EA on MT4. You can find that on fxpro and fxview. That leaves me with no room to doubt myself or my backtested trading plan. And at this point I can say that it's all going rather well.
asidefellow
Member Since Oct 26, 2020
31 posts
Feb 22 at 13:29
That’s what I would suggest to our friend Kyle also here. Try out different plans, test them out and make for yourself a strong trading plan which should consist of a) entry and exit signs, indicators, reward to risk ratio, leverage, trade size, sl, tp.
Mikehussey
Member Since Sep 30, 2020
51 posts
Feb 23 at 05:11
ramirokeller posted:
Aim high! Lose a lot! Quit trading!
I would never suggest this to any beginner. This is quite demotivating for the ones who are planning to learn.
lovefortrading
(perryjohn765)
Member Since Sep 12, 2017
130 posts
Feb 23 at 05:40
totally depends on the willingness and affordability to lose. there is no particular suggestion or correct lot or trade size.
If someone faced losses, doesn’t mean that everyone would experience the same. Things work differently for different people depending on the fact that how well they are with their experiences.
Kylealker87
Member Since Nov 11, 2020
33 posts
Feb 23 at 11:55
perryjohn765 posted:
totally depends on the willingness and affordability to lose. there is no particular suggestion or correct lot or trade size.
But there has to be some math to it right? That’s what I am in search of!
nincompoop
Member Since Oct 27, 2020
19 posts
Feb 23 at 12:29
Jakemark posted:
If someone faced losses, doesn’t mean that everyone would experience the same. Things work differently for different people depending on the fact that how well they are with their experiences.
With experiences, strategies also matter. A newbie does not have experience but can work on strategies to make profits. And if you are facing difficulties in it, choose a broker who can make it easy for you. I take help of automated trading through fxview and XM when I doubt my strategies.