M7 · L5Trade Journal System
The Pattern That Shows You When to Size Up
Increasing your position size is a privilege you earn with data — not a response to confidence.
What This Means
Many traders increase their lot size after a few wins ('I'm hot right now') or after a loss ('I need to recover'). Both are emotional and wrong. The correct time to increase size is when your journal shows a statistically significant edge: 50+ trades, 60%+ win rate on a specific setup, consistent positive expectancy. Even then, increase by 0.01 lots at a time.
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The Rule
Only increase size when your journal shows 60%+ win rate over 50+ trades on that specific setup.
Never increase size after a loss. Never.
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Do these steps exactly1
Check your journal: do you have 50+ trades logged?
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Calculate win rate on your primary setup
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Is it consistently above 60%?
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If yes, increase lot size by 0.01 at a time
Example: from 0.10 to 0.11 lots. Not to 0.20.
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Trade the new size for 20 more trades
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Check win rate again. If still above 60%, increase by another 0.01.
Common Mistake
Many traders size up then get a drawdown immediately. This is normal. Have a rule: if you hit 3 losses in a row, step back down in size.