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Spencer Li

Kelly Criterion Position Sizing: What the Formula Says, and Why Full Kelly Is Too Much

Risk & Money Management
Kelly criterion position sizing - position sizing

The Kelly formula gives the share of your account to risk for the fastest long-run growth. Why that answer is too big for real trading, and what half Kelly costs…

29 Jun 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Win Rate vs Risk Reward: Why a 70% Win Rate Can Still Lose Money

Risk & Money Management
Win rate vs risk reward - risk management

The win rate you need is 1 divided by 1 plus your reward-to-risk ratio. Why 70% can lose money, why 30% can make it, and the streaks each one brings.

19 Jun 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Why Risk Management Is Important in Trading (More Than Your Strategy)

Risk & Money Management
Why risk management matters - risk management

Two traders, one strategy, very different results. The losing-streak and recovery maths that make risk management matter more than your entries, with tables.

28 May 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Order Types in Trading: Market, Limit, Stop and Stop-Limit Explained

Risk & Money Management
Order types explained - trading basics

Every order trades certainty of fill against certainty of price. Market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders compared, with what happens in a gap.

27 May 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Trading Expectancy Formula: How to Tell if a Strategy Is Worth Trading

Risk & Money Management
The expectancy formula - risk management

Expectancy is the average you make or lose per trade, in R. The formula, how to work it out from your own journal, and how many trades it takes to…

6 May 2026Read the guide ›

by Spencer Li
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