Scalping Risk Management

Risk per scalp should be small fraction of daily budget — many manual scalpers risk 0.1–0.25% of account per trade with 2–5% daily max loss before full stop. Because frequency is high, per-trade risk must be tiny.

Stops belong beyond micro structure invalidation, not at arbitrary pip counts. If the stop required is too wide for your size rules, skip the trade — wide stops and scalping labels do not mix.

Position size is often fixed (same shares/lots every trade) to remove mid-session math. Change size only between sessions based on account growth or drawdown rules.

Correlation risk: five simultaneous micro longs in correlated names equals one large bet. Manual scalpers cap concurrent exposure.

Review daily: number of trades, gross P&L, net after costs, largest loser. Scalping improvement is statistical — need volume of data with disciplined sameness.