Balance risk per trade: 1.5% – 3%
Leverage: 10x – 25x
Target move: 1.5% – 3% price move
SL very tight, predetermined
Now let's get to the numbers
Example-1: 100 dollars balance
Margin: 10–15 dollars
Leverage: 20x
Position size: 200–300 dollars
If the price goes in your favor 2%
Profit ≈ 40–60 dollars
Means 40–60% growth in balance
👉 But here SL will only catch 0.7–1% move
Example–2: 500 dollars balance (the healthiest)
Margin: 25–40 dollars
Leverage: 15x – 20x
Position size: 375–800 dollars
Price move 2%
Profit ≈ 15–30 dollars
Means 3–6% in balance
👉 This is where surviving traders are made
👉 2 good trades a day will end the month
Example–3: Aggressive but controlled (scalp setup)
Balance: 200 dollars
Margin: 20 dollars
Leverage: 25x
Position: 500 dollars
Price move 2%
Profit ≈ 25 dollars
Means 12.5% in one trade
👉 To get 25–50%
2–3 such clean trades will be needed
Not in one trade
So when is 25–50% possible in one trade?
✔ Very small balance (50–100 dollars)
✔ Margin 10–20%
✔ Leverage 20–30x
✔ Very specific entry (EMA rejection, Bollinger squeeze, breakout retest)
But doing this daily will kill the account
This is 'occasionally aggressive', not daily strategy.
Secret rules of real traders
25–50% profit = weekly or monthly target
5–15% in one trade = ideal
Big profits come from compound, not hero trades
Bottom line (straight talk)
If you say
“I want to play it safe, but want good growth”
👉 500 dollars balance
👉 25–30 dollars margin
👉 15–20x leverage
👉 1.5–2% price move target
This is the most sustainable setup.
