Double the size to win it back? Why doubling up ends badly

Lost? Double the size next time, and you win it all back.

That works until the day it doesn't. Here's the math.

Say you risk 100 dollars, and lose. Next trade, 200. Then 400.

Then 800, then 1,600. That's five losses in a row.

You've lost 3,100 dollars. Trade six risks 3,200, just to end up 100 ahead.

On a 5,000 dollar account, you have 1,900 left. You can't even place it.

Five losses in a row sounds rare. Look at this real gold chart.

Eight hourly candles in a row closed red.

Buy each one, double after every loss, starting at 0.01 lots.

By candle eight, you're at 1.28 lots. That's 128 times where you started.

Losing streaks happen, even with a good plan. Doubling turns one bad streak into a blown account.

Instead, keep the same risk on every trade. After a loss, same size or smaller.

Same 100 dollars, five losses: down 500. Painful, but you're still trading.

Save this. Never double after a loss. Same risk every trade. Win it back slowly.

Your turn. Ever doubled up after a loss? Never, once, or many times? Comment below.

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