How to Size Your Positions Like a Professional (No More Guesswork) Part 2

Yesterday, I showed you how to split your portfolios
and define your risk per trade — the real foundation of survival in this game.

If you missed it, go back and reread that.
Because today, we’re leveling up even further.

🎯 Trading Style + Position Sizing = Survival + Scaling

There’s a reason most retail traders blow up in 3 months.

It’s not because they "picked the wrong coin."

It’s because they don’t match their position sizing to their trading style.

They trade like degens,
but size like they’re Warren Buffett.
Or worse — they size based on emotions, not math.

1. Your Trading Style Determines Your Risk Management Strategy

Here’s how it breaks down:

A. Scalpers (Quick Trades, Tight Stops)

You’re in and out fast.
You might take 10-20 trades a day.
You’re targeting small, quick profits.

✅ Risk per trade: Low (0.25%-0.5%)
✅ Position size: Bigger relative to your account, because your stops are tight.

Example:
You risk $5 on a $1,000 account.
You’re looking for fast 1R–2R moves.

B. Swing Traders (Hold for Days/Weeks)

You’re playing bigger moves.
You enter less often — but you hold longer.
Your stop-losses need more breathing room.

✅ Risk per trade: Higher (1%-2%)
✅ Position size: Smaller relative to your stop loss.

Example:
You risk $20 on a $1,000 account.
Targeting bigger moves — 3R–5R or more.

C. Position Traders / Long-Term Trend Traders

You sit on trades for weeks, sometimes months.
You’re playing macro trends, not daily noise.

✅ Risk per trade: Similar to swing trading (1%-2%)
✅ Position size: Adjusted based on higher timeframe levels.

🔥 Translation for My 9-5 Traders:

If you’re busy with work all day?
If you can’t stare at charts every hour?

👉 You’re a swing trader by default.

You need setups that:

• Allow for bigger stops (to avoid getting wicked out by random volatility)

• Require less micromanagement

• Focus on higher-timeframe trends (4H, Daily, Weekly)

Stop pretending you're a scalper if you can’t babysit your trades.

You’ll just get chopped up and bleed out your account slowly.

2. How to Properly Calculate Your Position Size (Real Trader Math)

Okay, you’ve defined:

• Your trading portfolio size

• Your risk per trade (let’s say 1%)

• Your stop-loss distance (how much room you’re giving the trade)

Now, how do you size your position?

Example:

You have a $2,000 trading account.
You want to risk 1% per trade = $20 risk.
You’re trading BTC.

Entry = $90,000
Stop Loss = $88,000

Distance = $2,000

Position Size = $20 ÷ $2,000 = 0.01 BTC

✅ You buy 0.01 BTC.

That’s it.
No guessing.
No emotions.
Pure math.

🔵 Critical Reminder:
If your stop loss is further away (because you’re trading swing setups), your position size gets smaller.

If your stop is tighter (scalping a breakout), your position size is bigger — but you’re risking the same amount of capital per trade.

The risk stays constant.
Only the size adjusts.

This is what keeps you alive over hundreds of trades.

3. Why This Saves Your Portfolio

Most retail traders do the opposite:

• Randomly pick a position size

• Set a stop loss that “feels right”

• Pray it works out

And when it doesn’t?
They either blow up a chunk of their account...
Or they revenge trade to try and win it back.

Both lead to ruin.

But when you size properly:

✅ One loss doesn’t wreck you.
 ✅ One win compounds nicely.
 ✅ You survive the learning curve long enough to start winning big.

📈 This is the true compounding game.

It’s not about hitting home runs every trade.
It’s about not striking out early.

Survive first.
Master your math.
Let time and discipline build your freedom.

🔥 In the 9-5 Traders Community, I teach you all this in real-time:

• Live portfolio management examples

• How I adjust my risk when volatility spikes

• How I plan exits — not just entries

• How I stay aggressive without ever risking ruin

📩 Ready to stop gambling and start trading like a professional?

👉 [Join the 9-5 Traders Community Now]
This is how the 5% stay standing while the 95% blow up.

Talk soon,
 Victor