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Just as a follow on to why martingale type strategies can be dangerous, consider risk of ruin. This is what wipes out most traders.
Let's say instead of having $100 bank to start, you only have $10.
If you trade 1 contract all the time, your risk of ruin after 250 trades is 1%
If you trade the modified martingale approach mentioned earlier, your risk of ruin after 250 trades is 14%
So, in other words, the less starting capital you have, the more likely a martingale type approach will wipe you out!
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