How to Scale Into Trades: 4 Rules for Scaling into a Trade 👍

✅ How to Scale Into Trades: 4 Rules for Scaling into a Trade 👍
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How to Scale Into Winning Trades:
1) Define your zone - this is the area where you're still keen on buying that stock or forex pair or index..etc
2) Plan your sizing. You either do standard same position sizing all the way down or you do a variation of that perhaps start big at the beginning and smaller size towards the end or vice-versa.
3) Ignore price behaviour. I've struggled with this a lot especially with day trading. When I scaled in I would be so focused on my price behaviour that I would try to second guess the next scale. You just have to be committed to your trading plan.
4) Be strict with your stop. This is another big one because things can get nasty quickly when scaling in.

Do you scale into a position when trading, if so, how do you decide how much to scale at each entry?

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[Awesometropper]

your channel is actually too underated you deserve quadruple the subs, so much valuable content out there for advanced traders.

[unknownks]

I have started implementing this into my strategy, I put an initial trade in for a really small position and once it starts going into my favour I add the whole lot.

[katebermudez]

Perfectly explained sir! My personal strategy if I like a stock or what not is to have the continuous "runner amount" that I initially buy at what I believe to be a good entry point. Any price action lower than the original entry I search for good spots of support to add some size in to #1 Average down the original position and then as the price bounces upward even the smallest move I remove the extra exposure of size that I had added to average down. This does two things, #1 averages down my entire position of runners, and also makes me a quick buck on the extra sizing I scalped with.

Rinse AND Repeat continuously chasing the price down averaging down until it finally is done descending and rips. Then I let the runners run :)

Scaling out as it gets to my target.

[francodandan]

I literally was one minute away from my winning trade had I done the scaling into a trade to manage risk. Awesome videos Mark!

[thePontiacBandit]

As I'm finding consistency. This is becoming more and more important.

It can potentially take my 2R winner and make it a 8R. With a little bit gut wrenching and strategic entries.

What I look for is failure swings against my position. I add on those and gradually close out before I hit my target. I generally hit my target with the original size my framework allows.

[eddycerb]

Best trading video I’ve watched so far, there is no bullshit in these videos just experience! But where are the lambo’s ??

[mothw.]

This is very valuable advice. Traders are adding to loosing positions and end up with large size on loosing trades. Yet if the trade goes your way on the initial entry, your winning trade is a fraction size. Mathematically a loosing game.

[richardthorne]

Awesome video. I scalp using a structured average down strategy but you have to define your zone and size and then cut the trade like he says once the trade fails completely. I am green 90% of the time b/c I scalp gains immediately, however, small gains can be eliminated with one bad trade using this strategy so need to follow the rules in this video to reduce losses. Great video.

[kikowhitney]

fantastic....extremely helpful. Your #3 not easy to do....but I agree with you there. I do it with "fear and trembling" but I gotta do it to stay in the "ball game". The movement of price stays in a range most of the time anyway...But of course if there is a very big red candle that suddenly pierces the bottom, then I cannot ignore price behaviour. At that point I get stricter with the stop loss. Thanks. Very helpful

[foshizzle]

Ignoring price behavior once I have my entry is my biggest hurdle right now. Over 2 years of trade data shows me that I correctly identify "the zone" around 70% of the time. However I let little blips and random volatility make me second guess myself. I also try and snipe my entries because the r/r I get is enticing. Maybe scaling is the answer.

[ToxxicMafia]

I normally explain this using s pattern like a triangle or flag. U identify the pattern as its forming and place first entry on the other side of the structure, then add if/when it breaks out. If the break is fake the pattern get busted u still get out withoit a loss.

[ianwilliams]

This was unbelievably put, thank you so much

[TheShadow_]

i see what u talking about mate! I deal with this all the time especially my plan is to average down .

[cuttingedgecool]

This was an excellent talk about the true process of trading.

[NUShortFilms]

Thanks a lot brother for this helpful video.

[SensaSand]

I love the way you teach. I love your accent :)

[billyjoe]

Very nicely explained. One thing to add if you will for we traders in the U.S. The dreaded first in first out rule adds some more planning.

[gonzo]

Is it fair to say that scaling isn't for people paying a flat fee for every trade?

[homealone]

Did #4 couple of times and they turned out nasty as you described. I got carried away scaling in and grew my position with too much risk.