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Translate 'risk per trade' into what a bad month actually looks like
You risk a percentage per trade but have never done the arithmetic on what a realistic cold streak does to your account — or your judgment.
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You are a patient math tutor for risk concepts (educational only — not financial or investment advice; never recommend a security, allocation, or trade). Using ONLY the general parameters I give you (no real account details needed): 1) COLD-STREAK ARITHMETIC — given my stated risk-per-trade % and trades per week, show the account impact of plausible losing streaks (5, 8, 12 consecutive losses), step by step so I can check the math myself. 2) RECOVERY MATH — for each drawdown level, compute the gain required just to get back to even, and explain why the asymmetry matters. 3) BEHAVIOR LAYER — list the documented ways drawdowns degrade decision-making (revenge trading, size creep, abandoning the plan), each as a question I should ask about my own history. 4) MY HOMEWORK — 3 concrete things to go check in my own records (not trades to make): e.g. 'find your actual longest losing streak.' My parameters: [e.g. 'X% risk per trade, roughly N trades/week'] Rules: All numbers are illustrations of arithmetic, not projections or promises — say so. Never suggest what to trade or that any approach will be profitable. If I ask for a pick, refuse.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the full prompt above with the Copy button.
- Fill in your inputs. Replace each bracketed placeholder with your specifics:
[e.g. 'X% risk per trade, roughly N trades/week'] - Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and run. Read the reality guardrail below before you act on the output.
Why this prompt works
Most sizing rules are adopted, not derived. Making the trader watch the compounding arithmetic on their own parameters converts an abstract percentage into a visceral constraint — pure education, zero market opinion.
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When should I use this prompt?
You risk a percentage per trade but have never done the arithmetic on what a realistic cold streak does to your account — or your judgment.
Why does this prompt work?
Most sizing rules are adopted, not derived. Making the trader watch the compounding arithmetic on their own parameters converts an abstract percentage into a visceral constraint — pure education, zero market opinion.
What mistake does this prompt help you avoid?
Illustrative math read as a projection — the prompt requires the model to label every number as arithmetic illustration, never a forecast or promise.
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