How often do u trade?

It depends on my free time and on available funds..but since I am a beginner , I think my number of trades per week will raise

How often do you trade?

This question is not as simple as it sounds. People chosing to answer this question should also give relevant description of their trading method, also the reasons for their trade frequency.

This question becomes too difficult for people who keep on adjusting their trade sizes as success probability varies, that is, reduce their position size if market is likely to go against them and top it up when market is going in their favor. Therefore, the trade frequency alone does not denote anything.

In most situations it is market, and not a trader, that decides what should be the trade frequency. People can try to force their rules on this market, but at the same time they should also be ready to accept the consequencies. This is true even for scalpers. Some days are good while others are simply no good for scalping.

Then there are traders who carry a portfolio of hundreds of tiny trades. They keep on opening and closing their positions every few minutes. Some do the same but less frequently.

Then we have traders who trade their setups and rely on probabillity of more positive outcomes than the negative outcomes. Their trade frequency depends on what timeframe they trade theses setup and when their setups form. They have no control when market provides entry or exit opportunity.

Certain traders wait like vultures for an opportunity and may take a couple of trades in a year. On the other hand, there maybe traders who constantly remain in trades switching their position from long to short and short to long.

Sorry but had to ask, why not on Friday? Any particular reason..

2 to 3 trades a day, depends on the day and how is the market.
Cheers

In my opinion because the market is not very liquid, so it won't move to much to take good profits.
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It depends from currency pair. Because some pairs needs in using short term positions but sum pairs long term. If it is scalping I can make more than 20 positions in other case less than 1 within one day.

I trade as my inside feeling tells me .. if I´m not sure, then I´ll wait! 3 things I monitor: fibbonacci, pivots and trendlines .. if they are in right position, then I make my trade! I also looking (to be sure) economic calendar too

I trade a couple of systems on different currency pairs.

One of my more profitable ones are traded entirely on EU.

My trading strat does limit how many trades I should carry out per day or session, but thus far I've been going on for slightly less than 1 trade per day. FYI, my strategy practices hedging and multiple opened positions.

One's method and strategy decides the trading frequency. If one endeavors for several hundred pip profits and a couple of hundred pip stoplosses, cannot trade daily. Scalpers who trade for a few pip profit or loss can keep themselves continuously busy. Trade frequency also depends on waiting for right opportunity or setup. Sometimes these setups may occur less frequently than other times. It again depends how may positions one carries at a time or how many pairs one trades, etc.

This was the answer, now you tell us what is your question?

I have different question but linked with this.

I'm sure that everyone do as many trades as many opportunities his system gives. One man will earn, for example, 30$ per hour, second 3$ ( playing exactly the same values ​​and parameters but with different systems which generates different signals frequency). Why? Of course, because one man will spend one hour waiting for good transaction, second will spend 10 hours.

I still have problem with time management.

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This is random screenshot TF 5M with random transactions signals (marked as green circles). Important in this case is time of transactions (first random signal starts 2:55 and second 8:25). Assume that system is profitable but generates only that quantity of signals. No one won't be sitting whole day to see one or two good signals on 5M candles.
As I know there are three solutions:

1. Indicator with alarm. But it still assumes that we have to be near computer and we have to be focused on waiting.
2. EA. The best solution but assume that our system is good when we see context and not each point of intersection means point of transaction (that's why only two signals are good).
3. Waiting order. Good but same problem as point two.

And this is my problem and my question. How don't spend whole day/week sitting at charts and not frustrate myself in case, when after 9 hours spent at monitor I missed some good opportunity on time frames smaller than 1H. Or perhaps there isn't other way?

Three to fifteen a week. I trade contentious zones. If the markets are in my zones, I get plenty of trades.

If they're not, I watch paint dry.

5 - 6 then my brain is fried and I get BORED!!! need to get this to 10-12 area realistically though, 5 today!!

It depends on the timeframe your trading. I'm trading the 5m and do around 3-5 trades a day.

looking at about 1-3 trades per day per pair. not more, as one cant monitor the market for 24 hours...sometimes there wont be a trade at all, this is rare, and not the average.

Hi

It depends, what day, what hour i wake up etc

But approx 3 to 5 trades a day.

Cheers!

On average 2-3 times a week, and I don't think I would need more, more is no better when you earn less or even lose.

Just been reviewing some of the responses and got to say, a bit surprised by the overall consensus. Have to admit that starting at the charts all day can get tedious but that's why we have bloomberg and associated channels.
Any suggestions on how to make "chart analysis" more interesting?

Yes. Review them very carefully and memorize every detail while enjoying your time in toilet, then, use them as toilet paper.

Hah, thanks for the laughs and will er.. try to follow your wise advice. Been away for a few days so could not respond earlier..once again, thanks for the laugh!

I am newbie in trading and don't have any trading experience. How often I need to trade forex? Thanks for answers!