Karim Rahemtulla recently released a video on the importance of position sizing. And if you don’t know what position sizing is, don’t worry, you will by the time you finish the video. Karim considers ...
We talked a lot about cycles towards the end of 2019. Today, we'll explain how cycles and position sizing are connected with the help of a legendary billionaire, Howard Marks. Marks is a ...
Sizing is a key concept in portfolio management. Limiting a single position’s size can help prevent excessive losses. At the same time, distorting a position’s size can enhance performance, assuming ...
Most famous fund failures have leverage at their core. That's the true culprit for disaster: not the actual trade ideas -- bad position sizing kills. For instance, Long Term Capital Management's ...
When determining position size for a swing trade, a few factors come into play. The market environment and the risk on the individual swing trade are particularly important. Above all, with every ...
We had some recent changes to the SwingTrader product and there are some lessons to be learned as to why. No matter what your style of trading, risk management is the most important job of any trader.
Discusses portfolio concentration. Identifies three components of position sizing. Shows how position sizing can enhance returns. I do much more than just articles at The Stock Evaluator: Members get ...
The greatest challenge for many traders is learning how to manage themselves. The markets rise and fall, and prices move unexpectedly as news events deliver uncertainty. The costliest trading mistakes ...
If you have around 25 stocks in your portfolio, you may be wondering what your average position size should be. In this video clip from "Beat & Raise," recorded on Sept. 24, contributors Brian Withers ...
Many Forex scalpers have plans for stop placement, but often forget about position size! This can be devastating to a traders account in the event that too much leverage is used when an inappropriate ...