Risk management
5 articles in this category.
XAUUSD Lot Size Calculation: How to Size Gold Trades Correctly
XAUUSD lot size calculation made simple: one formula, worked examples for $1k, $10k and $100k accounts, and the small-account trap most guides skip.
Drawdown Recovery Math: Why Losses Hurt More Than Gains Help
Drawdown recovery math explained: a loss-to-gain table, how risk per trade drives drawdowns, and Monte Carlo numbers that show why 1–2% risk survives.
Win Rate vs Risk-Reward: How a 43% Win Rate Can Be Profitable
Win rate vs risk-reward explained with expectancy, profit factor and a breakeven table, plus why a 43% win rate gold model can still make money.
Pyramiding Gold Trades Safely: How the Free Add Lifted Returns Without More Drawdown
Adding to winning trades can boost returns or blow up an account. Here is the rule we tested on four years of XAUUSD data: add only once the trade is risk-free, and what that did to returns and drawdown.
1% vs 10% Risk Per Trade: What 20,000 Monte Carlo Runs Show
How much should you risk per trade? A Monte Carlo study on four years of XAUUSD trades compares 1%, 2%, 5% and 10% risk: growth, drawdowns and the chance of a 50% loss.