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  • #21
  • Oct 31, 2019 12:45pm Oct 31, 2019 12:45pm
I think that there is not correct answer it all depends on market volatility.
  • #22
  • Oct 30, 2020 12:54pm Oct 30, 2020 12:54pm
Quoting dean55555
I think that there is not correct answer it all depends on market volatility.
Yes, you are right. Targeting per day is kind of unreasonable in my opinion. Traders should set target per month like 5-10%
  • #23
  • Oct 30, 2020 3:30pm Oct 30, 2020 3:30pm
You can not fix you r profit margin in this volatile market. You can make a good plan to minimize the risks and make profit consisitently.
  • #24
  • Oct 31, 2020 9:44am Oct 31, 2020 9:44am
Frankly, during high volatility I mostly just avoid trading altogether.
  • #25
  • Jan 22, 2021 6:11am Jan 22, 2021 6:11am
There is no such standard of specific pips everyday. Trading is a long term business. One needs to survive for long. Market doesn't move according to anyone target pips. We need to adapt with the market and take the opportunity of good trade.
  • #26
  • Jan 23, 2021 10:09am Jan 23, 2021 10:09am
It's generally good to have some sort of weekly or monthly target, but that target should not be chased at all cost.
  • #27
  • Sep 26, 2024 11:03pm Sep 26, 2024 11:03pm
I myself average well over 150 pips per day. Each trade I make 25 pips. Averaging 60-70% win rate. 5 min chart. Scalping. I scalp approx 9-10 trades daily and winning 6 sometimes 7. Most of my trades last from 2 mins - 30 mins. I set my TP and SL. Set and forget. Every single day. All from my mobile. Crypto only.
  • #28
  • Oct 28, 2024 4:10pm Oct 28, 2024 4:10pm
Honestly, aiming for a set number of pips each day can backfire. It’s better to focus on consistent percentage gains and adapt to the market conditions instead. Good risk management matters way more than a fixed pip target
  • #29
  • Oct 28, 2024 4:13pm Oct 28, 2024 4:13pm
Quoting cryptokeeper
I myself average well over 150 pips per day. Each trade I make 25 pips. Averaging 60-70% win rate. 5 min chart. Scalping. I scalp approx 9-10 trades daily and winning 6 sometimes 7. Most of my trades last from 2 mins - 30 mins. I set my TP and SL. Set and forget. Every single day. All from my mobile. Crypto only.
That sounds like a solid setup! Do you ever adjust your pip target per trade based on market conditions, or do you stick to the 25 pips every time?
  • #30
  • Mar 29, 2025 1:37pm Mar 29, 2025 1:37pm
Hi there,

The number of pips is related to equity if you want to trade on a fixed number of pips. Your lotsize has to grow as your equity will grow to get the same profit- percentage/ pip size.

I'm a rookie too and I am trying to prove that with the same pip size I can win every day, 2,5% in my equity account. So far I'm in a streak of trading 33 days. I want to be a consistent trader, just 1 trade every day. I have a job as a economics teacher and this strategy is just there to prove me (wrong?).

Goodluck trading. Have fun.

Benno
  • #31
  • Apr 1, 2025 1:58pm Apr 1, 2025 1:58pm
Quoting Onesaday
trying to prove that with the same pip size I can win every day, 2,5%

If you make 2.5% per day, trade 20 days per month and start with just a $50,000 account (very readily available, these days, through any prop-firm/funding-firm, if you have a real edge and can pass an evaluation?), and compound each day, then after only a year you’d have nearly $19,000,000.00.


Quoting Onesaday
I have a job as a economics teacher

Would you want to keep that job, or retire?

Good luck!
Amelia
  • #32
  • May 12, 2025 11:24am May 12, 2025 11:24am
Quoting Amelia-A
{quote} If you make 2.5% per day, trade 20 days per month and start with just a $50,000 account (very readily available, these days, through any prop-firm/funding-firm, if you have a real edge and can pass an evaluation?), and compound each day, then after only a year you’d have nearly $19,000,000.00.

Lol, people don't like being told irrefutable arithmetical realities like that, because it demonstrates how mistaken their initial thinking and beliefs must have been, which takes them well out of their comfort-zones!
  • #33
  • Oct 17, 2025 6:49am Oct 17, 2025 6:49am
Quoting snake
Hi I think I am in the similar position as Austin. Because of my full time in work and family, I think daily tf and h4 are better options to me. I prefer daily. So, in daily, perhaps what I would like to know (if daily is for Austin), what are the appropriate settings for SL and TP, say for the most common pairs E-U, U-J, G-U and U-CHF? When come to the next day, if the pair is "winning" and one stays on to trade, how would one normally adjust the SL and TP? I hope FF friends can share their experience. Thank you for times.

Try using % instead of pips
  • #34
  • Last Post: Oct 17, 2025 4:33pm Oct 17, 2025 4:33pm
You’re running into a margin limitation, not a risk-management issue. With 20:1 leverage, opening 0.2 lots (needed for $2 per pip and $20 risk) requires $1,000 in margin—the entire account—so your broker blocks it. The maximum you can open is 0.05 lots ($0.50 per pip), which equals about $5 or 0.5% risk on a 10-pip stop. To risk 2%, you’d need higher leverage, a larger stop loss, or more capital.
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