Scaling in versus one-shot entries: which do you use?

One entry at one price is the clean way. Scaling in — adding as price moves — improves the average when you're right and multiplies the damage when you're wrong, especially if the adds are on a losing position.

Scaling in versus one-shot entries: which do you use? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

What's your approach?

  • whether you add to winners, and how
  • your rules for position size across multiple entries
  • the scaling-in disaster or triumph that shaped your view
Scaling in versus one-shot entries: which do you use? — pip movement diagram
How a pip moves the exchange rate

The position sizing guide shows how to keep total risk bounded across entries.

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