How do you scale up while maintaining risk discipline?

1. Start Small

Trade with 1% risk until you have a proven, profitable track record (at least 3-6 months).

2. Scale with Account Growth

As your account increases, your position size grows automatically.

- Example: $5,000 account → 1% risk = $50 per trade.

- Grows to $10,000 → 1% risk = $100 per trade.

You didn't change your risk level, the account did the scaling.

3. Only Add Capital When Ready

- Add new money only after consistent profits.

- Never add money just to "trade bigger" if your system isn't working.

4. Use Fixed Risk Tools

Always calculate lot size based on stop-loss distance.

Tools like position size calculators keep you honest.

- Increasing risk % because "I'm winning now"

- Jumping to full size too fast

- Revenge trading bigger after losses

- Ignoring drawdowns (they get bigger with size)

Summary: Scale your position size with your account, not your ego. Discipline > Greed. Protect the 1% at all costs, everything else follows.

Stick to this and you can grow safely. Break it and you'll be back to square one.