Sunday, June 21, 2015

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

16 comments:

  1. Sir, Can you please explain touch n trade concept in your post. Thanks.

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  2. Hi ST,
    Thank you ST. Nice plan/goal.

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  3. sir,
    Thank u honestly...BIG THANK U...i'm waiting for ur reply eagerly...as always u helped me this time also,as u helped me first time two and half years back with my trade entry and stop loss problem..thank u and big hug to u.

    sentu

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  4. Nice post ST. I called up broker and asked him to disable BO/CO (cover orders) from my account. Personally feel these are destructive tools in hands of learner.

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  5. Hi ST,
    If we reach the loss limit for the week or the month, what should we do? Should we stop trading for that week or month?

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    1. Yes. It means you are not in sync with market
      Take a break.

      ST

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  6. Thanks ST for the step by step plan to scale up. It will definately help traders to put their results in perspective.

    TBP

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  7. Sir,

    In your earlier post you said you use ichart web charts. Are they free? Can you please share the link?

    Warm Regards
    Kiran Desai

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  8. Hi,

    You must have some important work to do. When do you plan to come back?

    Tnx,
    Sakthi

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    1. A family member was sick. Now discharged from hospital
      Will resume trading and posting now. May not be regular for few more days

      ST

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