Tackle Today: Money Management & Portfolio Protection
August 5, 2022
«Build a Moat.»
Traders,
The idea of portfolio protection is simple. Take steps that ensure you don’t blow your dough. Drawdowns are inevitable. You will see your account value dip from time to time. But the size of the slide is altogether in your control.
Here are three ways to ensure you’re not exposed to an unnecessarily large crash.
1. Position Size
Position size appropriately. Don’t risk too much in any one position and don’t have too many trades going than you can handle if they all move in the wrong direction.
2. Stop Losses
Use stop losses and have an exit strategy. There’s nothing wrong with being wrong. There is something wrong with staying wrong so long that you dig a pit that takes you years to climb out of.
3. Portfolio Protection
Buy portfolio protection via puts and put spreads. You could purchase these on individual positions or be more efficient and do it directly on an index or ETF like SPX or SPY. As you live through multiple corrections and bear markets, you’ll learn which methods you like most.
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