As a trader, that's what we do too; we first consider the risk on the trade and then we consider the
potential reward, how we can obtain the
reward, and if it's realistically possible to obtain it given the
surrounding market structure, and then we make our final decision about the trade.
Now, not every trade is going to work out this well, but I am trying to show you how to properly place your stop loss, calculate what your 1R risk amount is and then find the
potential reward multiples of that risk whilst considering the overall
surrounding market structure.