I think you have the wrong approach to trading. If it was simply a matter of choosing the number of points you want why would you choose to stop at 10? Why not choose 100 or 1000? You need to study the instrument you wish to trade. Study it thoroughly until you get to know its habits and more importantly, its footprint. Remember, trading is a game, a very expensive, nasty and bitter game where only the best survive. The best being the shrewdest and the quickest.
Not sure about having the wrong strategy at all, to ways to look at it imho, A) 10 points @ High Leverage, B) 100 Points and low leverage... For I have a points total I aim for each week/month etc, I do and have used something very simliar and successfully now for over 10 years, why do I prefer small pips and higher leverage, one fact, when a trade is intiated, none of us have the foresight to know how far its going to run, however with the benefit of hindsight and a lot of hard statistical analysis, you should be able to analysis your strategy, and determine when your entry criteria is met, what was the outcome, say for argument sake a minimum of 15 pips was gained 80% of time, then by setting a lower pips take (say 10) on higher leverage, hey presto, for me anyway, I'd rather be in, get the pips and out rather than be in open positions when your exposed to the market markers.
This from John Carter of trade the markets.com " In trading, it isn't the tortoise or hare that wins the race, its the sparrow, darts in grabs a mouthful of seed, and iss off before the neighbourhood cat can pounce. That said, it it important to realise, that its not just any sparrow who will be the winner in the end, its the sparrow with a pre-dtermined plan that specifies the number of seed he will eat each day that ultimately survives, the moment the sparoiw gets over confident and tries to gorge himself, he is dead. The cat patiently waiting in the wings for her moment to pounce, will snatch the physically and mentally gloated sparrow in a heartbeat. "
So choices really, dependant on your style and trading plan, I have a set plan, I trade it with discipline and patience, I'm not swayed by anybody elses opinion, its my own plan developed through hours, weeks and months rigourous backtesting and forward testing, the result a contended happy and relaxed trader, 3 trades a day, set exit for stop and limits, trading 3 markets only, each currently ranging at 82%, 86% and 87% success rate. Discipline and patience is required at all times, there will be 2 outcomes, if you have your set-up right your a winner, but don't get greedy,it will get you in the end.
I have seen it on these boards before, "I took 15 pips and it carried on, I should have stayed in"... we've all probably being there, look at it another way, if you took those 15 pips as part of a trading plan, then you executed the plan to a tee, this assumes the 15 pips was a determined and identified point from you analysis, what if you tried to run it further, it goes to 20, you get exited, then it drops below your initail 15 target, you hang on waiting for it to bounce again, it carries on against you, need I say more....
If say (and this is not what I do), trade 2 trades a day, 10 points each, simply maths, using sensible and cautious attitude to leverage to enable to earn your daily wages, gradually increasing the leverage but keeping the same pips, a slow and consistent return, avoiding greed, building up your pot and drawing regular wages, I prefer this than running long positions, not knowing how far the position will run, you could use trailing stops some will shout at me, yep, you can, if it suits you, but I have in the past and found I'm forever watching, by using the former system, I start 7.30 in the morning and am finised by dinner time, then I have the quality for me, thats what I aimed for when I started trading, all part of the trading plan as well.
I'm going on here, I'll leave it, so, in short if you want to do a 10x10 system, do you your homework, it is very posibble and easy to achieve.
good luck
