# Risk Management

> Portfolio sizing, daily limits, emotional discipline, and Trade Echo alert playbooks - companion frameworks for protecting capital.

Source: https://tradeecho.com/docs/risk-management/overview (updated 2026-03-22)

This section is adapted from **Darkhorse** live session companion materials: portfolio management, sizing, risk frequency, emotional guardrails, and practical ways to use Trade Echo alerts without overtrading or blind copying.

Use it as a workbook: fill in the blanks, print checklists, and align numbers to **your** account size and risk tolerance. Nothing here is financial advice.

## What you will find

| Page | Topic |
|------|--------|
| [Portfolio sizing and daily limits](https://tradeecho.com/docs/risk-management/portfolio-sizing-daily-limits) | Trade frequency, dollar sizing, stops vs risk, worst-case day math |
| [Emotional trading and guardrails](https://tradeecho.com/docs/risk-management/emotional-trading-guardrails) | The Script, emotion scale, pre-trade centering, emergency plan |
| [Trade Echo alerts and playbooks](https://tradeecho.com/docs/risk-management/trade-echo-alerts-playbooks) | Tailing with discipline, 3-Box verification, sizing matrix, common errors |

## Core ideas (quick)

- Blow-ups often come from **bad sizing**, not only bad ideas.
- **Position size is not the same as risk** - your stop defines how much you can lose.
- **Cap trade frequency** to protect daily P/L and decision quality.

When you are ready, start with [Portfolio sizing and daily limits](https://tradeecho.com/docs/risk-management/portfolio-sizing-daily-limits).