Trade-log gating — earn your size
The audit's verdict was that the original 1-10% risk-per-trade rule had no expectancy floor under it. This page replaces "trust the conviction" with "trust the data" — your max risk per trade is gated by the win-rate you've actually demonstrated, not the one you hope for. Live readout pulls from the site's journal, so the gate updates as you log.
Your current gate · live
The ladder
Risk per trade is capped by the band you've earned. Win rate measured on closed trades only — open trades don't count.
| Tier | Closed trades | Measured win rate (avg ≥1.5R) | Max risk / trade | Max stack (all open trades) |
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"Highest conviction" trades may double the band's risk, but never above 2× — and only when ≥1 trade in the same setup bucket has already closed at +2R or better. No exception bypasses the band.
Per-trade dollar-risk calculator
Enter your account size and the gate's verdict gives you your maximum dollar risk for the next trade.
How to log a trade so it counts
A trade only contributes to your gate if it closes with an outcome and a recorded R. Use the floating + button anywhere on the site (or the Journal page) to log:
- Entry — pair, direction, TF, setup type, entry price, stop price (this fixes 1R)
- Exit — outcome (TP1 / TP2 / TP3 / TP-full / stopped / closed manual) and the R achieved
- Optional but useful — regime tag (trending / ranging / parabolic / news), screenshot URL, post-mortem note
Logging only winners or only losers will skew your gate — log every trade you take, including the embarrassing ones. The gate exists to prevent ruin, not to flatter you.
Companion reads: Layer 5 · Risk Management · Antichart pairs · WT-8 averaging blow-up (the trade this gate would have refused at Add 3).