Enter your account size, risk tolerance, entry and stop-loss to get your exact position size and max dollar risk.
Professional traders typically risk 0.5%–2% of their account per trade. At 1% risk, you can survive 100 consecutive losses without going broke — giving your edge time to play out. Risking more than 2% per trade is considered aggressive and can lead to rapid account destruction during drawdowns.
New traders confuse the dollar amount invested with risk. A $5,000 position with a tight $2 stop is only $400 of risk. A $1,000 position with a wide $30 stop is $300 of risk — but has a much wider stop that may not be hit. Always calculate risk in dollar terms based on your stop placement.
The position size calculator only works if you honor your stop. Moving a stop lower after entry converts a 1% risk trade into a 5% loss. Pre-calculate position size before entry and commit to the stop. Use the Trade Analyzer to track your stop-loss discipline over time.
If you plan to add to a position, calculate initial size at half your intended final size. This lets you average in while keeping total risk within your defined limit. Track each leg separately in the Trade Journal for accurate performance measurement.