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Old 06-16-2009, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TREVPICK001 View Post
I trade GBP/USD only reason I have the most experience with this pair and I don’t like looking at 2 many pairs rather just concentrate on 1

i just go for a target of 10 pips per day

That’s pretty much it

What risk to reward do you employ?

Winning 90% of trades is no good if the 10% losers are so big that they eat up the profits from the 90%

Profit factor = (win trades % x reward) / (loss trades% x risk)

E.g.
60% x 50 pips = 0.6 x 50 = 30
40% x 100 pips = 0.4 x 100 = 40

Profit factor = 30/40 = 0.75

This example shows that every 1$ would return only 75 cents.

If the profit factor is 1 or more, then your trading method is profitable.

This kind of money and risk management is paramount. Good luck.
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