How to Nail a 3:1 Risk Reward Trade with a Set and Forget Strategy

$30 Risk → $300 Profit: A Real Micro E-mini Dow Trade (Set-and-Forget Style)

Tired of staring at charts all day? You don’t have to. In this live breakdown, Ryan Nocera shows exactly how he turned $30 risk per contract into $60 profit—and scaled it to $300 with just five Micro E-mini Dow (/MYM) contracts. Total screen time? Under 2 minutes to place, then walk away.This is set-and-forget trading done right. Perfect for beginners, side-hustlers, or anyone who wants pro-level consistency without the 9-to-5 screen grind.

The Setup: Clean Demand Zone on /MYMElement

Details

Instrument

Micro E-mini Dow Jones (/MYM)

Timeframe

15-minute chart

Pattern

Rally-Base-Rally (RBR) retest

Zone

39,420 – 39,440 (fresh demand)

Price dropped into the zone pre-market, consolidated, then showed strong bullish rejection—classic institutional buying.The Trade Plan (Set in 90 Seconds)Component

Value

Entry

Limit buy @ 39,430 (middle of zone)

Stop Loss

39,400 (−30 ticks = $30 risk/contract)

Target

39,490 (+60 ticks = $60 profit/contract)

Risk-Reward

1:2 per contract → 3:1 with scale-out

Position

5 contracts = $150 total risk

Execution:  Placed bracket order (entry + stop + target)

Walked away. No babysitting.

How It Played Out

9:42 AM: Order filled

10:18 AM: Price hit 39,490 → full target hit

P&L: +60 ticks × 5 contracts = +$300

Time in trade: 36 minutes

Time managing: 0 minutes

Set it. Forget it. Profit.Why Micro Futures + Set-and-Forget = Beginner GoldBenefit

Explanation

Tiny Risk

$30–$50 stops = no sweat

Scalable

1 → 5 → 10 contracts as you grow

No Screen Needed

Bracket orders do the work

High RR Built In

1:2 becomes 1:3 with partials

Ryan’s 4-Step Set-and-Forget ProcessPre-Market (5 mins): Mark daily zones on /MYM, /MES, /MNQ

Place Limit Order in the zone with bracket

Set Phone Alert for fill (optional)

Log & Repeat Tomorrow

That’s it.Scale It Your WayAccount Size

Contracts

Risk

Target Profit

$1,000

1

$30

$60

$3,000

3

$90

$180

$5,000

5

$150

$300

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Zone-drawing checklist

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Daily accountability log

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