Otherwise called the "Portfolio heat", a term coined by Ed Seykota, helps a trader control the total portfolio risk. This number, which is usually around 5-10%, depends on the trader's personality. 1/n
An aggressive trader would expose 10% of capital at once. A conservative trader would expose 5% of capital. A reckless trader would not know how much is risked, which could lead to a disaster if the market does a U-turn. This metric can help one survive in the long run! 2/n
- If everyone is talking about it on social media and it has already broken out
- If a stock has moved up already for the last few days
- If a stock is up more than 10% already from breakout zone
- If your SL is deep
2⃣ Enter only on breakout & nowhere else if you're trading breakouts...
Buy only…
- above breakout zones (no entry in no-man land)
- above a key resistance zone after a stock consolidates
- 1-2% above resistance zone
- Identify entry points(set alerts on TV/set GTT in zerodha)