{"id":47460,"date":"2020-02-19T09:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.t3live.com\/blog\/?p=47460"},"modified":"2020-12-22T17:42:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T22:42:13","slug":"sami-abusaad-how-to-size-your-trades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2020\/02\/19\/sami-abusaad-how-to-size-your-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Size Your Trades Correctly &#8211; Every Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some traders take the same share size on every play regardless of the price of stock (e.g., 500 shares of $BAC, 500 shares of $AAPL, etc.). This leads to wild swings in their P&L\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Others share size based on their conviction in the play. 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