Successful trading isn’t just about strategy – it’s about discipline and structure.
In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford breaks down two core risk management tools. Professional traders rely on these tools to protect their capital and improve long-term performance in the Australian sharemarket.
The tools are:
- Macro Filters: Learn how to determine whether market conditions are favourable for trading. Louise shares her own macro filter for the Australian market, including the All-Ords above its 30-week EMA and volatility below 5%. Using a macro filter helps you avoid poor trading conditions and focus only on opportunities with the best statistical edge.
- Anti-Martingale Position Sizing: Discover how to adjust your position sizes systematically as your account grows. Louise explains how recalculating your cash plus positions valued to their stoploss – every 3 months for short-term portfolios or 6 months for medium- to long-term portfolios – can feed directly into smarter risk-adjusted trades. She also suggests turning this into a repeatable routine, using flowcharts to visualise the process.
By the end of this episode, you’ll understand how to:
- Identify when not to trade, saving your capital from unnecessary risk.
- Apply anti-martingale principles to grow your trading account safely.
- Incorporate these techniques into your trading plan as repeatable, disciplined routines.
Next Steps:
- Explore Louise’s Trading Made Simple video course, free at tradinggame.com.au, to put these principles into practice.
- For deeper insight into risk management, check out my books Trading Secrets and Charting Secrets.
About Louise Bedford
Louise Bedford has traded, taught, and written extensively about the financial markets for over 30 years, building a reputation as a highly accomplished and experienced trader, educator, and author.
She co-founded The Trading Game and has gained recognition for her unique approach to teaching trading psychology and market analysis.
Louise has authored several successful trading books. In particular, her titles include Trading Secrets, Charting Secrets, The Secret of Candlestick Charting, and Investing Psychology Secrets.
Louise runs her hugely popular, repeat-for-free Mentor Program Pro online course. Through this course, she shows you how to automate your trading so you can retire early and get on with your life.
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