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Position Sizing

QUICK DEFINITION

Position Sizing in Elliott Wave Theory: The process of determining how many shares or contracts to buy based on account size, risk tolerance, and the distance to the invalidation level. Proper position sizing ensures no single trade can cause catastrophic loss.

What Position Sizing Means

The process of determining how many shares or contracts to buy based on account size, risk tolerance, and the distance to the invalidation level. Proper position sizing ensures no single trade can cause catastrophic loss.

Where You'll See It

Position Sizing appears regularly in Artavest's weekly wave-count analysis across 108 US stocks and ETFs. It's part of the trading family of Elliott Wave concepts and shows up most often when analysts are translating a wave count into an actual trade setup with entry, target, and invalidation.

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