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Introduction to Swing trading

Drawdown

It is extremely important to limit the total risk to which your portfolio is exposed. This value is called portfolio maximum drawdown.

% needed 5%

5,26%

10%

11,11%

15%

17,65%

20%

25,00%

25%

33%

30%

43%

40%

67%

50%

Your portfolio maximum drawdown should never exceed the level of 15% - 25%.

100%

60%

150%

70%

233%

80%

400%

90%

900%

5

$



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Daily

Hourly

Weekly

T6

T5

B6

T4

B5

T1

T3 T2

B4

B3

B1 B2

B1 > B2

T4

T3

T4

2

T2

4

T3

6

T3 T2

T2

T1

B4

B3

B3

T1

T1 B3

B2

B2

B1

B1

T5

B2

B1

T5

8

T4

10

T4

T3

T3

B4

T1

B4

T2

T2 T1

B3 B2

B1

B3 B2

B1

T2 > T1

T2

T1 T3

T4 B2 B3 B1

T5

B4 T6

B5

B6

T1

3

1

T2

T1

T2

T3

T2

B1

B1 T3

T4

T3

B2

B2

B1 B2

B3

B3

B3

B4

B4 T2

7

T2

T1

9

T3

T1

T3

B1

B2

B2 T4

T4

B3

B3 B4

B4 B5

T1

5

B5

B1



 144  0.382 377 89  0.236 377

89  0.618 144

55  0.618 89

0.382  0.618 0.618 0.236  0.618 0.382

377  1.618 233 377  2.618 144 377  4.236 89

1.618  0.618 2.618 2.618  0.618 4.236







,

4.236%

2.618%

13,82  10  23,82

1.618%





20

x 20,00  6,18  13,82 10

10  0,618  6,18

T5

T4

423.6%

261.8%

B5 T3

161.8% T2

B4

B3

B1 B2

T2

T1 T3

T4 B2 161.8% B3 T5

261.8% 423.6%

B4

B5

T5

T4

B5 T3 T2

B4

B3

B1 B2

T2

T1 T3

T4 B2 B3 T5

B4

B5

T3

T2

B4

T1

B3

B2

T1

T2 B1 T3

B2

B3

Moderate Trader Calculations:

Monthly risk

(Weekly Time frame)

30%

3.000$

Weekly Risk

(Daily Time frame)

16%

1.600$

Daily Risk

(4Hour Time frame)

4%

400$

Per Trade Risk (1 Hour Time frame)

2%

200$

If you lose 400$ in a day Stop for the Day If you lose 1.600$ in a week Stop for the Week If you lose 3.000$ in a month stop for the Month If you lose 10.000$ you put more money in account ☺