How Long is your typical trade?

my longest trade so far is 2 and a half hours

The short the better for me, I don't like being in many trades over 2 hours. Occasionally I'll have a 12 hour trade, but I just don't feel comfortable with too much higher than that.

The way I have things set up, my smaller sub-accounts which I trade more actively, feed my primary account which is long term. Instead of contributing from pocket, I do it from earnings. Just sets up easier that way.

When I take a 15-min Euro trade they typically have participation within a minute or two (trade away from my entry) then they tend to either move and rip resulting in a 5-min or less trade, or it moves in a series and does some back and filling on it's way to the target.

Overall, the length of time is irrelevant, what is most important is does the trade move as you anticipated when you enter, if it doesn't your stop takes care of the rest.

Anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. So not very long at all.

For those few second trades are you out for 6-8 pips profit?

I never target a certain amount of profit. I just stay in for as long as I think price will go in my favor. I usually make from 1-6 pips. But have no problem exiting with a quick profit of just .5 or even a 1-3 pip loss.

So what kind of initial stop do you use on your trades?

My typical trade is as long as my typical trade.

I would read the how long a typical trade typically is for dummies. I believe they are releasing a fifth edition of the book. give it a read, enjoy.


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I use a fixed take profit and stop loss.
The average trade length is no more than 10 minutes.

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