Articles tagged Position sizing
2 articles tagged Position sizing, newest first, on technology, money and the internet.
- Investing12 min read
What crypto to buy in September 2026: the boring half and the lottery half
Bitcoin at $78,300, Ethereum at $2,470, and Zcash up more than twentyfold on the year after the first US spot ETF for a privacy coin. What belongs in the boring half of a crypto allocation, what belongs in the lottery half, and how much of each before three catalysts land in one week.
- Trading7 min read
The position size formula most people use understates the loss every time
Position sizing is one division, but the version most traders use quietly ignores fees and understates the loss. Here is the formula, where it comes from, two worked examples with every number shown, and the mistakes that actually cost money.