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Lesson 1

1% Mindset & Objectives

Goal: understand why we target 1% weekly and how that guides position sizing and selectivity.

In this lesson you’ll learn the principles behind the 1% target, compounding math, and risk tolerance alignment. We’ll also preview common pitfalls (over‑allocation, chasing IV, ignoring spreads) and how we avoid them.

Quick quiz

1) The 1% weekly target primarily exists to:
2) True/False: Spreads and liquidity don’t matter if IV is high.