Kosta Ouzas argues that one large loss can undo months of gains, so capital preservation matters more than chasing returns. Design every trade to survive with small positions, trailing profits, and defensive scaling. Professionals protect realized gains; amateurs chase high returns.
Compound is often called eighth wonder of the world. But in trading, it's actually fragile. One large loss can set you back months or even years. That's why our system's number one goal is capital preservation. Every trade is designed with the assumption that compounding must survive it. That means defensive scaling instead of blind, averaging, trailing profits instead of fixed targets, and small enough positions that no single outcome can destroy the total base. Over time, this turns the account into a slow burning engine, always growing, but never exploding. The beauty of compound is that the math does the hefty lifting for you, but but only if you keep the base intact. The amateurs think compounding is about finding the highest returns. The pros know it's about protecting the returns that you've actually already made.
