How many stocks do you typically trade each day?

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trendisyourfriend

Hi everyone, I'm new to trading. I've been having moderate success day trading 1 stock. I make, on average, 1% a day.

I've been playing around with a compound calculator and the difference between a daily 1% ROI and, say, 5% ROI, is huge. At 1% a day per stock, that would mean I'd have to trade 5 stocks.

How many stocks do you typically trade each day?

Have you ever traded 5 stocks a day?

Thanks
 
trendisyourfriend said:
Do you mean 17 stocks?

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No, I literally meant 17 share on average. I'm not "trading" like you guys are, flipping multiple stocks (or other securities) in a day (round trip). On big pullbacks I tend to buy a little more, on huge upswings I tend to sell off a little, sometimes I do more than a little if I can sense the mood of the market - it can often tell you whether it wants to go up or down (but hard hitting news can always upset that). But almost never round-trip trades. So 17 shares per day on average is just a guesstimate. Maybe a little low, but not by much. :)
 
When I dumped all my stocks that I had bought in 2009, swore I will never buy stocks again. Just doing very long term futures and credit spreads on stocks and futures. More bang for the buck.
 
I trade anywhere from 1-4 stocks on average.
Today was one- MOS
Over trading is a killer. Wake up early, do your research and come up with a game plan.
MOS was not, i just saw a great set up which happens.
 
trendisyourfriend said:
Hi everyone, I'm new to trading. I've been having moderate success day trading 1 stock. I make, on average, 1% a day.

I've been playing around with a compound calculator and the difference between a daily 1% ROI and, say, 5% ROI, is huge. At 1% a day per stock, that would mean I'd have to trade 5 stocks.
How many stocks do you typically trade each day?
Have you ever traded 5 stocks a day?
Thanks
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Stocks per day??
NOT any more;
stuff like XLE, SPY,spxs, SSO spxu, UDOW , some sqqq tqqq.......
But 3 x leverage, can lose 3 times as fast also. More leverage loses even faster.
MAY want to shoot for more than 1% sometimes, because so few make 1% per week /52% per year /LOL
Since you like small samples/made more than 1% on DDM to day[entered earlier in week swing];
but even DDM or udow , spxl does not average gross or net 5% per week/LOL
Good question...................................................................
 
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