TLDR: It's not as hard to 10x an account as it may seem. By using math, we can exponentially grow our account while also exponentially making it easier to grow (and also continue to minimize our risk).
So, I am planning on growing an account from 3k - 30k. This is no easy task, but I am going to break down why it's not as hard as you think. Math!
As the account grows, hitting 10% of the original amount each day will get exponentially easier. Here's an example
Day 1: 3k to trade with means each daily profit goal is ~ $450 (Thats 3 trades of 25% profit using reasonable risk management. I'm going to break that down later, why this isn't actually as difficult as it it may seem to do consistently) Hint: 0dte
Day 2: We now have $3,450 in the account. Adjusting the trading plan risk management to the new account size, this means the profit goal for today is now ~ $518. (see where this is going)
Day 8: By now, the account is $7,854 and the profit goal the previous day was $1032. By following the same trading plan and carrying it over as the account grows, the profit compounds.
Now, this is great, but it could be better. To further reduce risk, instead of increasing the profit target with a larger buying power, we can instead play with the trading plan to make our chances of success even higher. Lets take a look at the variables affecting the profit in a trade, and we'll come back to this idea in the future. (edited)
In every trade, there are 3 main factors that affect how much cash you acquire. These are:
The total % of your account used in each trade
The dollar amount you use in each trade
The % of profit you attain from those two figures
The total amount of the account we use in each trade, the less % we have to make in each trade. (10% on a 500 play is 50 - Alternatively, 5% on a 1000 play is also 50.) This allows us to trade even in markets where this isn't much volatility. We can shorten the time we are in a trade, and the movement required on the chart, to hit our goal. (edited)
Also, there's one huge factor I am relying on. As the account grows, hitting 10% of the original amount each day will get exponentially easier. Here's an example > Day 1: 3k to trade with means each daily profit goal is ~ $450 (Thats 3 trades of 25% profit using reasonable risk management. I'm going to break that down later, why this isn't actually as difficult as it it may seem to do consistently) Hint: 0dte > > Day 2: We now have $3,450 in the account. Adjusting the trading plan risk management to the new account size, this means the profit goal for today is now ~ $518. (see where this is going) > > Day 8: By now, the account is $7,854 and the profit goal the previous day was $1032. By following the same trading plan and carrying it over as the account grows, the profit compounds. Now, this is great, but it could be better. To further reduce risk, instead of increasing the profit target with a larger buying power, we can instead play with the trading plan to make our chances of success even higher. Lets take a look at the variables affecting the profit in a trade, and we'll come back to this idea in the future. (edited)
So back to our little example. Instead of increasing the goal each day, it would be wiser to adjust our trading plan to allow for more attempts (using less % of total BP per trade) or for higher success rate (5% profit per trade instead of 25%). This means that as our account grows, the effort will go down as success probability rate increases - exponentially.
This is where it all comes together. By day 10 of making $450 per day, we would have $7,500 in the account. We would effectively be doubling the amount of trades we can make (10% of the account per trade instead of 20%) and cutting the %gains needed per trade (from 25% to 20%).
We can now afford to lose more often, as we have more buying power. Because we can afford to lose more often, we can also afford to tighten our stops losses, minimizing the risk per trade. Also, we now have much more opportunity to slip into more trades, as our %gains needed decreases each day.
(As another method, this can be played with to your liking and manipulated differently depending on how you feel that day, once you get comfortable enough with your trading plan. So maybe you don't have to trade every day, and you take advantage of the compounding profit effect in the later stages. Say maybe, 5x into the 10x challenge. (15k out of a 3k - 30k challenge.)
This is also how the "rich get richer". As your capital grows from initial investment, it becomes easier and easier to make profits in comparison to that initial investment.
So, I am planning on growing an account from 3k - 30k. This is no easy task, but I am going to break down why it's not as hard as you think. Math!
As the account grows, hitting 10% of the original amount each day will get exponentially easier. Here's an example
Day 1: 3k to trade with means each daily profit goal is ~ $450 (Thats 3 trades of 25% profit using reasonable risk management. I'm going to break that down later, why this isn't actually as difficult as it it may seem to do consistently) Hint: 0dte
Day 2: We now have $3,450 in the account. Adjusting the trading plan risk management to the new account size, this means the profit goal for today is now ~ $518. (see where this is going)
Day 8: By now, the account is $7,854 and the profit goal the previous day was $1032. By following the same trading plan and carrying it over as the account grows, the profit compounds.
Now, this is great, but it could be better. To further reduce risk, instead of increasing the profit target with a larger buying power, we can instead play with the trading plan to make our chances of success even higher. Lets take a look at the variables affecting the profit in a trade, and we'll come back to this idea in the future. (edited)
In every trade, there are 3 main factors that affect how much cash you acquire. These are:
The total % of your account used in each trade
The dollar amount you use in each trade
The % of profit you attain from those two figures
The total amount of the account we use in each trade, the less % we have to make in each trade. (10% on a 500 play is 50 - Alternatively, 5% on a 1000 play is also 50.) This allows us to trade even in markets where this isn't much volatility. We can shorten the time we are in a trade, and the movement required on the chart, to hit our goal. (edited)
Also, there's one huge factor I am relying on. As the account grows, hitting 10% of the original amount each day will get exponentially easier. Here's an example > Day 1: 3k to trade with means each daily profit goal is ~ $450 (Thats 3 trades of 25% profit using reasonable risk management. I'm going to break that down later, why this isn't actually as difficult as it it may seem to do consistently) Hint: 0dte > > Day 2: We now have $3,450 in the account. Adjusting the trading plan risk management to the new account size, this means the profit goal for today is now ~ $518. (see where this is going) > > Day 8: By now, the account is $7,854 and the profit goal the previous day was $1032. By following the same trading plan and carrying it over as the account grows, the profit compounds. Now, this is great, but it could be better. To further reduce risk, instead of increasing the profit target with a larger buying power, we can instead play with the trading plan to make our chances of success even higher. Lets take a look at the variables affecting the profit in a trade, and we'll come back to this idea in the future. (edited)
So back to our little example. Instead of increasing the goal each day, it would be wiser to adjust our trading plan to allow for more attempts (using less % of total BP per trade) or for higher success rate (5% profit per trade instead of 25%). This means that as our account grows, the effort will go down as success probability rate increases - exponentially.
This is where it all comes together. By day 10 of making $450 per day, we would have $7,500 in the account. We would effectively be doubling the amount of trades we can make (10% of the account per trade instead of 20%) and cutting the %gains needed per trade (from 25% to 20%).
We can now afford to lose more often, as we have more buying power. Because we can afford to lose more often, we can also afford to tighten our stops losses, minimizing the risk per trade. Also, we now have much more opportunity to slip into more trades, as our %gains needed decreases each day.
(As another method, this can be played with to your liking and manipulated differently depending on how you feel that day, once you get comfortable enough with your trading plan. So maybe you don't have to trade every day, and you take advantage of the compounding profit effect in the later stages. Say maybe, 5x into the 10x challenge. (15k out of a 3k - 30k challenge.)
This is also how the "rich get richer". As your capital grows from initial investment, it becomes easier and easier to make profits in comparison to that initial investment.
Comment:
Of course, 10x is a bit of an ambitious goal. The point of this post isn't to encourage such figures. Instead, it's too highlight advantages of preparing your trades in a strategic way, to maximize the probability of success in your overall account.
