Let the numbers shared. Stay alert!

Lesson: It is important to be able to distinguish the two scenarios below.

Trader Risks 2% vs. 10% on Each Trade

Trade #	Total Account	2% risk on each trade	Trade #	Total Account	10% risk on each trade
1	$20,000	$400	1	$20,000	$2,000
2	$19,600	$392	2	$18,000	$1,800
3	$19,208	$384	3	$16,200	$1,620
4	$18,824	$376	4	$14,580	$1,458
5	$18,447	$369	5	$13,122	$1,312
6	$18,078	$362	6	$11,810	$1,181
7	$17,717	$354	7	$10,629	$1,063
8	$17,363	$347	8	$9,566	$957
9	$17,015	$340	9	$8,609	$861
10	$16,675	$333	10	$7,748	$775
11	$16,341	$327	11	$6,974	$697
12	$16,015	$320	12	$6,276	$628
13	$15,694	$314	13	$5,649	$565
14	$15,380	$308	14	$5,084	$508
15	$15,073	$301	15	$4,575	$458
16	$14,771	$295	16	$4,118	$412
17	$14,476	$290	17	$3,706	$371
18	$14,186	$284	18	$3,335	$334
19	$13,903	$278	19	$3,002	$300