Why Undefined Risk Is the Biggest Trading Mistake


📅 Day 4 — Wednesday, 31 December 2025
📘 Book Inspiration:
Market Wizards
By Jack D. Schwager

🧠 Never Lose Money Rule – Day 4

If you don’t know your maximum loss, don’t take the trade.
Capital protection is the first profit.

📘 Market Wisdom (From Real Trading Experience)

All great traders think about risk before reward.
They don’t ask, “How much can I make?”
They ask, “How much can I lose if I am wrong?”

Uncontrolled losses destroy even the best strategies.
Profits come naturally when losses are controlled.

🇮🇳 Indian Market Translation (Nifty & Bank Nifty)

In Nifty and Bank Nifty trading, many traders enter positions without:

  • A predefined stop-loss
  • A fixed position size
  • A clear exit plan

This works occasionally — and then wipes out weeks of profits in one bad trade.
Indian index markets reward defensive thinking, not aggression.

📌 PaisaKaWach Note to Readers

Every successful trader interviewed over decades shared one common habit:
They survived first, and profited later.

Disclaimer:

This content is for educational purposes only. Trading in the stock market involves risk.