Risk & Size
Calculator
The most important tool for your survival. Calculate your exact position size and institutional liquidation point.
Risk Score
14
Safe
Max Loss
$100.00
Pos Size
$5,000.00
Exposure
$25,000.00
Liq. Dist
20.0%
Survival Manual
1
“Risk per trade: 1-2% of total capital.”
2
“Set your Stop Loss before entering.”
3
“Leverage only magnifies your mistakes.”
Mathematics of Ruin
The Kelly Criterion
Institutional funds use a version of the Kelly Criterion (f*) to maximize logarithmic capital growth. If your edge is small, risking more than 2% mathematically guarantees ruin over a series of 100 trades.
Recovery Asymmetry
A 50% loss requires a 100% gain to reach breakeven. A 90% loss requires 900%. Your only real task as a trader is to avoid entering the zone of irreversible negative asymmetry.
Survival Protocol: Hard Stop
Never trade without a stop loss computed by the risk engine. The market has infinite memory, but your capital does not. Preservation is the first step toward profitability.
