11 winners. 13 trades. One decision that changed everything.
- Olivia Voz
Every trader has closed a winner and wished they had more on.
That feeling? That is position sizing talking to you. And in 0dte options trading it is the most important conversation you are going to have before any trade.
Zero day to expiration options move fast. They decay fast. And if you are oversized on the wrong side there is no time to recover, no next candle to bail you out, no tomorrow.
The size you choose before you enter is everything.
Yesterday I had a high risk bull Fuse signal.
The setup was there but the conviction wasn’t high. I took the trade but much smaller than my standard position size.
That trade hit 80% in 36 minutes.
The smaller size meant if it had not worked I walked away fine. The swing paid me because I was still in the trade. Position sizing did its job.
I do not treat every trade the same because every trade is not the same.
Research backs this completely.
Two traders can take identical trades and end up in completely different places based entirely on how much they put in.
A disciplined approach to sizing can make a modest win rate genuinely profitable.
Poor sizing will destroy even a great win rate over time. Your entry is not the separator. Your size is.
The market gives you the information you need to size correctly. The VIX is your most accessible starting point. It measures the fear priced into the options market right now. When VIX is elevated the expected swings are wider.
That means more opportunity but also more exposure when a trade moves against you. A smaller position in a volatile market can generate the same dollar return as a full position in a calm one because the moves themselves are doing the heavy lifting.
Beyond VIX, the strength of your signal tells you something.
A clean setup in a cooperative market earns full commitment. A leaning signal in a choppy tape earns less.
Conviction is something you develop over time but rules get you there while you are building it. When conditions are elevated, get smaller. When everything lines up, step in.
The Fuse Portfolio track record is right there for anyone to see. Thirteen closed positions since March 20. Eleven of them green.
A 100% on March 26. A 71% on April 8 held two hours. A 68% on April 1 held 74 minutes.
Yesterday's 80% in 36 minutes.
Most of these trades were done before the market even had time to think about it.
One loss. One scratch. Eleven winners. That is what sizing to the signal looks like in practice over time.
Fuse Trader is open right now. But only for a limited time.
If you keep guessing at your size… you are going to keep getting the same inconsistent results.
Or you can trade alongside me. See how I read the signal. How I size accordingly. And how I close winners before most people even realize the trade moved.
Your call.
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Rock On,
Voz