Risk Per Trade: The Only Setting That Matters

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A 58% win rate with 2R winners is a fantastic edge — and it will still produce six-loss streaks several times a year. At 3% risk per trade, that streak is an 18% drawdown and a breached funded account. At 0.75%, it's a bad week.

The framework

• Base risk: 0.75% of account per trade.
• Reduced risk (0.5%): after two consecutive losses, or in the last week of an evaluation.
• Increased risk (1%): only on A+ setups, only when the account is above its high-water mark.
• Daily stop: two losses, done for the day. No exceptions.

Why funded accounts change the math

Prop firm drawdown rules are tighter than personal-account intuition. A 10% total drawdown limit means your real risk budget is about half of what feels natural. Size for the rules, not for the profit target.