Let's talk about this for a second. The biggest thing new traders fixate on is "what's my win rate?"  like an 80% win rate automatically means you're crushing it.  It's really not that simple. Say there are two traders. Both take 10 trades, risking $100 each. Trader A wins 70% of the time, but their target matches their risk (1:1). 7 wins is +$700, 3 losses is -$300. Net: +$400. Trader B only wins 40% of the time, but they're playing 1:3. 4 wins is +$1,200, 6 losses is -$600. Net: +$600. Trader B is losing way more often and still walking away with more money. Kind of flips the script, right? So the natural question is  what win rate do you actually need just to break even?At 1:1, you need 50%At 1:2, you need 33%At 1:3, you need 25%At 1:5, you only need 17%


Basically, the better your ratio, the more room you have to be wrong. The pressure comes way down. But here's where people mess it up. Some hear this and think, "Great, I'll just set a 1:10 target." Except if price never actually gets there, that target is worthless on paper. Your target needs to sit somewhere real a previous high or low, a liquidity zone, actual structure. Not just wherever looks nice. That's the real skill, honestly. Finding entries where your stop can sit tight and your target still has a realistic shot at getting hit. When those two line up, that's a good trade.


So before your next entry, just ask yourself three things where's my stop, where's my realistic target, and does this ratio actually make the trade worth taking? Anything below 1:2, just let it go. Another setup will come.


You don't need to be right on every trade. You just need your wins to outweigh your losses when you are.

Don't give up