MY LADDER

My Challenge

One step at a time. Every win counts.

0 of 11 done

Every trade wins 3 for every 1 you put in.
Two trades a day at most.
If a new round fails, start again from $20.

Stay calm. Stay patient. Keep climbing.

RISK PER TRADE

What changed from my first ladder

	First ladder	Second ladder
One trade risks	all of it	1%
Each level	×4 in one win	×4 in about 124 trades
Start	$20	$20, the same levels
After a loss	start again from $20	keep going, same %
Time to the top	looks like days	years

How healthy each one is

One loss−100%

−1%

5 losses in a row−100%

−4.9%

Red: first ladder. Green: second ladder. Five losses in a row happen to every trader. On the first ladder one loss ends the round; on the second, five in a row still leave 95% of the account.

Healthy The second ladder can survive a bad week and keep learning.

0 of 11 done

Every trade aims for 3 times its risk, the same target as my first ladder.
The same % on every trade, at every level. Never all of it.
Two trades a day at most. Stop for the day after two losses.
A level that goes backwards is not a restart: keep the same %.
Start on a cent account: there the smallest lot risks cents, so 1 to 2% of $20 fits a normal stop.
Take money out only from level 4, as in my first ladder.

Slow is real. Real is what lasts.

WATCH FIRST · 2 MINUTES

What the numbers of this ladder really say

On paper, the ladder is right

$20×4$80×4$320×4$1,280

risk 1, win 3, end with 4

…up to$20,971,520

Levels 1 to 3: all of it, 3 wins in a row

at a 40% win rate:

1 win40%

2 in a row16%

3 in a row6.4%

one loss, at any step: the round is gone

Chance a $20 round reaches $1,280

30% wins2.7%

40% wins6.4%

50% wins12.5%

rounds lost first, on average: about 36 ($720), 15 ($300), 7 ($140)

From level 4: one win is +6%, not ×4

2% risk24

1% risk47

more wins than losses needed for EACH level

levels 4 to 11: about 190 to 375 net wins, at 2 trades a day: years

$20 is too small to size safely

Gold 0.01 lot=$1 per $1 move

2% of $20=$0.40

a stop 40 cents away is crossed in seconds. That is why the ladder says "all of it": the size is forced, not chosen.

What is good: winning 3 for 1

40 wins × 3−60 losses × 1=+60

in 100 trades at a 40% win rate: +0.6 of the risk per trade, on average. The plan works. The size breaks it.

The safe way to climb

keep the 3 for 1 target
keep two trades a day
practise the ladder on demo first
1 to 2% from the very first trade
start live with a few hundred, or a cent account
all of it, on any level

THE REAL NUMBERS

Levels 1 to 3 trade all of it

"Trade with: all of it" means one losing trade takes the whole round. To climb from $20 to $1,280 you need 3 wins in a row, with no loss in between. A trade that aims for 3 times its risk usually wins less than half the time.

Pick a win rate to see the chances:

6%chance a $20 round reaches $1,280

94%chance the round is lost on the way

On average that is about 16 rounds of $20 (about $320) lost before one round gets through.

Two trades a day at most is a good rule. But the rule that saves accounts is the size: no single trade should be able to end the round.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Size every trade from the stop

Decide where the trade is wrong (the stop) and how much of the balance you accept to lose. The lot comes from those two numbers.

Money at risk: $6.40
Lot: 0.01

Gold: 1 lot is 100 ounces, so a $1 move is $100 on 1 lot and $1 on 0.01. EURUSD: about $10 a pip on 1 lot.

The same ladder, the safe way. With 2% risk and a win of 3 times the risk, each win adds 6%. Going from $20 to $80 then takes about 24 more wins than losses, not one. Slower, but one bad day cannot end it.

	All of it	2% a trade
One loss	round over	−2%
Five losses in a row	round over	about −10%
Can keep learning	from $20 again	yes

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