1% a week

Are 1% gains per week realistic?

  • Very much so

    Votes: 90 64.7%

  • Not at all

    Votes: 6 4.3%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 28 20.1%

  • Unlikely

    Votes: 15 10.8%
  • Total voters
    139
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tradestrong

I've decided to start my own journal. I will be shooting for very modest 1% gains per week.

I will be using small positions initially and I will be using a swing trading strategy of which I will not hold a stock for more than 2 weeks. It will also be a very mechanical approach.

Let's see how it goes!

I'm currently long MATX at 26.82.
 
around 50% a year, that's a very doable goal (especially if you're a trader on a medium sized account).

Best of luck to you!
 
Quote from ozzie123:

around 50% a year, that's a very doable goal (especially if you're a trader on a medium sized account).

Best of luck to you!
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what's considered a medium sized account?
 
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Between small and large....:p
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i have zero experience trading so if you could help that'd be great. you help me with that i'll help you with your jokes.:)
 
Here is my first week of swing trading. I'm starting very small and will scale up depending on success rates. I hope to do more trades in future weeks, but I didn't see very many opportunities I liked this week.

Shorted GS at 172.67, covered 67% of position at 177.85 for a loss of 3%.


Short BSC at 109.28
Long MATK at 26.82
 
I think 1% is very doable if you have the patience, discipline, and good money management practices.

One potential problem I see is that your risk amount looks to be greater than your target rate. ie You lost 3% on your first trade. So it looks like you are risking at a minimum 3% to earn 1% thus to achieve your goal you would have to have a very high winning pct (which is possible).

To improve your odds of success I'd suggest trying to improve your risk/reward ratio so you don't need such a high winning % to achieve your goal (see attached .xls).

I think your goal is very doable and I'm pulling for you!

Best of luck!
 

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i don't think 1% is doable by shorting financials - but I was wrong on this one already once (well documented here) :).

1% a week is about 70% a year - that is tough to do consistently every year but possible.
 
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