The 1% rule is the whole edge

11 May 2026

Ask a new trader what their edge is and they’ll describe a setup. Ask someone who has survived fifteen years and they’ll describe their sizing.

Risking 1% per trade means a ten-trade losing streak — which will happen — costs under 10% of the account. Survivable. Boring. That’s the point.

The market pays you for discipline over long horizons and punishes conviction over short ones.

Every position on my profile has a stop attached before entry. No exceptions, no averaging down outside the plan.

Not investment advice.