NEURONALGO · RISK RESEARCH

The small-account test that changed our risk model

A real-account stress test taught us a simple lesson: a small entry size is not the same thing as a small portfolio risk.

CASE CLOSED ACCOUNT RETIRED SOURCE MYFXBOOK

REAL-ACCOUNT CASE STUDY

A stress test, not a track record

The account was deliberately small. It exposed the gap between a small lot size and the capacity needed to carry a multi-robot portfolio. It is closed and separate from current public Proof.

STATUS: closed case
USE: risk lesson
RECORD: external source

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SECTION 01

What happened

The test started with a small real account. As the balance grew, withdrawals reduced the capital available to carry the open portfolio. Later, a sharp move in gold stressed several positions at the same time. The account was eventually closed.

The point of the test was not to present a clean return curve. It was to discover what a very small account would reveal about margin headroom, simultaneous positions and portfolio-level exposure.

~$217

Approximate starting capital

~$600

Approximate total withdrawn

0.01 lot

Typical entry size, not a risk cap

The useful result was the lesson: the smallest entry setting can still create too much combined exposure when the account, margin and portfolio are considered together.

SECTION 02

The lesson was bigger than the lot size

01CAPACITY

Small entries can still exceed account capacity

Entry size only describes one position. It does not describe the margin, number of open positions or combined exposure of the portfolio.

POSITION SIZEIS NOT PORTFOLIO RISK

02CAPITAL

Withdrawals change the risk budget

A portfolio cannot be evaluated as if the original capital were still available after money has been taken out.

CAPITAL BASEMUST STAY VISIBLE

03CORRELATION

Many small positions can share one shock

Different systems can still respond to the same market event. Diversification by label is not the same as diversification by risk.

MARKET SHOCKCAN TRAVEL ACROSS SYSTEMS

SECTION 03

What changed in the process

The experience changed the questions we ask before treating a portfolio as deployable. We now review the account and the portfolio together:

Capital adequacy
Can the account carry the intended portfolio with practical margin headroom?
Concurrent exposure
How many positions can be open at the same time, and what can they share?
Withdrawal policy
What happens to the risk budget when capital leaves the account?
Stress conditions
Which market events could make several systems behave like one trade?

Process principle: a proposed control is not evidence of protection. Controls must be implemented, tested and kept visible before they are treated as active.

SECTION 04

How to read this case

This is a closed historical case study, not a current performance page.
It does not validate the current PROOF-74 record, predict an outcome or recommend a balance.
The linked Myfxbook record is an external source. Provider displays and metrics can change over time.
Approximate figures are included only to explain the lesson. They are not a substitute for a complete account statement.

SECTION 05

Continue the research

Use this case to understand the risk question, then inspect the separate public records for their own declared scope.

Current public Proof
A separate evidence surface with its own account and reporting boundary.
Methodology
How NeuronAlgo documents research, testing and limitations.
Risk Disclosure
The broader risks of automated trading and leveraged instruments.

One line to remember: 0.01 lot is an entry setting. It is not a promise that a small account can carry a full portfolio.