Tackle Today: The Law of Large Numbers
January 18, 2019
≈ Numbers don’t lie. ≈
The Law of Large Numbers states that the average of the results obtained from a large number of trials should be close to the expected value, becoming even closer as more trials are performed, i.e., as the sample size grows, the mean will get closer to the expected value of the whole population.
The classic approach to explain this probability theory is using the coin flipping example. You got a 50% chance of either get heads or tails. The more you toss the coin, the closer you get to the 50% expected value. The first toss might give you heads. The second one too. And the third. But as you keep trying, say 10,000 times, you will get 4,990 heads, and, therefore, 49.90%.
The key here is long-term consistency.
Now, replace the coin flipping with trading. You enter a position that has a 90% POP (0.10 Delta ≈ 10% Prob. ITM). You get the point: the more you trade, the more the mean of your sample size will get closer to the expected value of the whole population (90% POP). You might lose the first, the second and the third rounds. That doesn’t change the fact that the trade has a 90% POP. You can keep trading as long as you don’t lose your shirt during the first rounds. That is the essence of money management.
≈ If you are pushing the edge, eventually you find the edge. ≈
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