How many trades do you take every month?

Hello fellow traders.

The thing is as simple as the title of the thread.

How many trades you take every month on average?
Which timeframe do you use to pull the trigger?

I am gonna be starting a poll so we can have an average of the amount of trades taken per month, but it would be nice also if you share which timeframe do you usually use for taking a trade.



GMD

I'll be the first one to share with you. I normally use the 4H timeframe to pull the trigger, altho I do a multi timeframe analysis. And I do 4-6 trades a month on average...

GMD

over 500 but rarely more than 1000..... time frames used for triggers would be 15 minute thru weekly...... with the daily chart being the most active, followed by 240.....h

1 to 10 trades
4 hour frame
This month I´m with 4 trades closed
One trade open
Near to open another trade
In total 6 trades this month until now

Lots of patience

15-20 trades
tf usually h1

for unserious trading (extremely small lots) i go smaller and do some extreme R:R trades for fun

Hey guys, sorry I was very busy. It is nice to see people participating, thanks for sharing!

I am very interested to see the different approaches people have to trade the forex market since its open from Monday to Friday non stop..
I always thought that most people would be tempted to trade constantly because it is a 24/7 market with a massive liquidity on a daily basis.
So far we have very few votes, but it seems that my thoughts were accurate.

I always had a hard time differentiating if I was taking the right amount of trades to become profitable, or if I was just overtrading...
taking unnecessary trades..

It's been a few years now since I realized that I could become a much better trader if I could learn how to be a more patient and thoughtful person every time I decide to take a position in the market.. Like, just taking a trade I am 100% convinced that it's gonna make my capital grow... %..
I usually do a multitimeframe analysis from W1 chart, down to D1 and and taking entry on 4 hour chart. I could take like 30 trades a month... But I only pick 4 to 6..

This is what works for me.. But I am sure there is people who can manage to take a lot of trades and having no problem controlling their emotions, and works for them aswell.

Regards,
GMD

Holy smokes!! Thats a lot dudee!!!

But hey, if it works for you, then thats great!!!

Edit: I just saw your trade explorers, it seems that you have had crazy good results buddy. The accounts are old but still nice results.
How are you doing this days??

I am glad to see someone with similar thoughts about trading mate!! Patience is definitely the key for me aswell.. Being patient is something that you learn with time and giving some deep thinking to it, I believe.

Regards,
GMD

I'm getting back into the game so I haven't recorded more then 20 but definitely will be recorded! The 4H chart is what I feel comfortable with.

Yep I agree there is no specific figure and depends basically on what the market can offer to you and your way of trading... But, there is an average amount of trades taken along a month, or a year depending on your view of the market.. It is not that you are gonna take 1 trade this month, and then take 30 the next one.

Same here, 4 hour chart is the best for me.

What do you like to see on a chart before making a trade??

I don't like discussing on how I find the courage to submit a trade as what works for me might not work for you and vice versa.

Either way, I do believe that I am a event-driven daily scalper type of trader. I do a lot of comparison with others to see if have similar views on the chart.

We have a lot of tools available, I try not to over complicate things. I'm practicing patience. :X

I use a top down look at the charts from the monthly to the 4 hour and then take my trade entries on the 15 min chart based on the 1 hour or 4 hour if nothing is in the way on the higher charts and I'm with the trend or can get at least a 1 risk to 3 reward move for swing trades. Typically that gives me 1 to 3 trades a day and I only trade G/J. I am working to progress to focusing on higher timeframes with longer trades so I can take less trades on G/J, but add more pairs. So the idea is to take longer term trades on more pairs instead of more trades on one pair.

Here's my thread: https://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=958722

GMD, thanks for doing this survey.

Nothing is fixed. It actually depends on the market movements and the strategy.

I think the number of trades depends on the lot size, expectations of duration of a trade and also risk management settings. For example I don't like to keep open several trades simultaneously that's why I make 5-10 trades in a week with all trades made intra day.

Usually 10-15 trades on D1 and H4 timeframe. No need for more than that.

Maybe 3-4 trade a month, sometimes I don't trade 3 weeks. D1 for big picture and h1 for triggering entry

I'm an investor, but my manager makes 7 to 10 trades a month.

Approximately, I make 20-30 trades on a monthly basis.

~ WTI oil 50-70 trades / mo
~ Gold (brakeout) - 10-15 trades / mo
~ Makro Data - 4-6 trades