Losses and gains are not symmetric. The deeper the hole, the disproportionately harder the climb out. This single insight justifies every act of defence in trading.
Lose 10 percent, need 11 to recover. Lose 25, need 33. Lose 50, need 100. Lose 75, need 300. The curve turns vicious fast.
This is why professional strategies obsess over capping drawdowns rather than maximising single wins.
Daily and weekly loss limits force a stop before a bad day becomes a deep hole. Reduced size after consecutive losses slows the descent.
These circuit breakers feel like they cost opportunity. What they actually cost is the experience of needing a 100 percent gain to get back to zero.
When comparing strategies to copy, maximum historical drawdown matters more than headline return. A 200 percent year with 80 percent drawdowns is a coin flip, not a strategy.
Steady equity curves with shallow dips are what compounding needs to work.
Los profesionales definen el riesgo por operación antes que nada. Esa única cifra decide si una racha perdedora es un rasguño o un entierro.
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