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Spencer Li

The Law of Large Numbers in Trading: How Many Trades Before You Judge a Strategy?

Risk & Money Management
How many trades to judge? - risk management

Why 20 trades tell you almost nothing, and why 100 to 200 is the minimum before you judge a strategy. Exact odds, worked out, plus how edge size changes the…

11 Aug 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

How to Hedge Your Portfolio Against a Market Crash, and What Each Hedge Costs

Risk & Money Management
Hedge against a crash - risk management

Cash, bonds, put options and inverse positions all protect a portfolio. Each one has a price you pay in the years with no crash. Here is each one, with the…

22 Jul 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Sharpe Ratio vs Sortino Ratio: What Each One Measures and When They Disagree

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Sharpe vs Sortino ratio - performance metrics

Sharpe counts every swing as risk. Sortino counts only the drops. See both worked on 12 months of hypothetical returns, and what it means when they disagree.

13 Jul 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

How Much Leverage Should a Beginner Use? Let Your Stop-Loss Decide

Risk & Money Management
How much leverage to use - risk management

Leverage should come out of your position size, never go into it. How to work it out from your stop, what each level can survive, and Singapore's CFD margin floors.

10 Jul 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Is Averaging Down a Good Strategy? What the Lower Average Price Hides

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Is averaging down smart? - risk management

Averaging down lowers your average price and raises your risk at the same time. The arithmetic on one falling stock, and a test to run before you add.

2 Jul 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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