i agree unreservedly
decades of experience have taught me that a 1:3 RR is not viable or reasonable or sensible for retail traders, and trying to trade with a high ‘R’ is among the worst advice that can be offered to beginners
not an answer to your question (sorry!) but why is a R:R of 1:3+ a system selection parameter, for you?
absolutely no criticism or disrespect implied at all, in asking the question above, but you’re actually asking something that relates to an inexperienced trader’s approach, and i’m wondering whether you’ve read, or been told, something very inappropriate - i know it’s a widespread and very mistaken belief that higher R:R ratios are necessarily better
the reality’s very different - such metho…
this is absolutely right, and can’t be said often enough (especially in this forum where many people - mostly just repeating what they’ve seen others saying - will wrongly tell you the opposite)
not only is 1:3 very unlikely to be steadily profitable for you, but it’s also extremely difficult to handle regarding safe position sizes, as the losing periods will be much, much longer than you expect
1:1 or 1:2 are far, far more likely to be profitable and viable for you
and note Steve’s other ve…
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