Scaling Up

I consider trading as a skill. Like any other skill, time is an important factor in trader development. It is very important to focus on skill rather than money during the initial stages even though the ultimate aim is to make money trading. If we cannot make consistent money with a single lot of Nifty, why trade big and lose more? First build the foundation. Fast growth is overrated. 

If you have been trading for a few months and the results are quite positive, you can think about scaling up. This has to be done slowly and steadily without affecting the psychology. Recently a reader wrote to me about this and we prepared a detailed plan. Here is it. Use this as a template to create your own plan

Initial Capital  66000/- (3 Months) Position 1 Lot.

Risk Per Trade 0.50% inclusive of commission 66000*.50/100= 330/-              (66000)

Maximum Risk cap for the day 3 losing trades 1.50% = 990/-

Maximum allowed loss in a week = 5% =Rs 3300/-

Maximum allowed loss per month=10% =  Rs 6600/- per month

Earn at least 200 points per month for 3 months continuously

Profit accumulated should be 200*3*25= 15000/-. Make capital to 132000/-  (Add 51000)

Position 50. Risk per trade 660/-  Loss per day  1980/-

Weekly Loss 5% @ 6600/-. Monthly Loss 13200/-

Earn 200 points per month for 3 months continuously

Profit accumulated 200*3*50 =  30000/-. Make capital to 198000/-                 (Add 36000)

Position 75. Risk per trade 990/-  Loss per day  2970/-

Weekly Loss 5% @ 9900/-. Monthly Loss 19800/-

Earn 200 points per month for 3 months continuously                                       (Add 21000)

Profit accumulated 200*3*75 =  45000/-. Make capital to 264000/-

Position 100. Risk per trade 1320/-  Loss per day  2970/-

Weekly Loss 5% @ 13200/-. Monthly Loss 26400/-

Earn 200 points per month for 3 months continuously

Profit accumulated 200*3*100 =  60000/-. Make capital to 330000/-                 (Add 6000)

Position 125. Risk per trade 1650/-  Loss per day  4950/-

Weekly Loss 5% @ 16500/-. Monthly Loss 33000/-

Go on adding an additional lot for every Rs 66000 of capital addition.If profit is less than 200 point a month do not count that month for adding lots.If makes a loss in a month reduce position size to half for the next month.Roll back to old volume only after earning 200+ points that month

Total capital to be brought in is Rs 180000/- if everything works well. After a while out of every 66000/- addition in capital , one third goes as Income Tax.Add another one third to the capital account and spend the rest.

Your suggestions and inputs are always welcome