{"id":38559,"date":"2014-08-09T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=38559"},"modified":"2021-05-07T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:42:45","slug":"how-long-does-a-trading-slump-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/how-long-does-a-trading-slump-last","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does a Trading Slump Last?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Mike,<\/p>\n

Would like to know how long does a trading slump normally last?<\/p>\n

And how does one know trading is not their cup of tea or doesn’t suit one person?<\/p>\n

Thanks in advance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n

@mikebellafiore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trading slumps depend on your trading style and skill level.<\/p>\n

Scalpers, a trader who trades off of order flow or Reading the Tape, like Pippen from\u00a0The PlayBook\u00a0<\/em>will be profitable almost every day and every week. \u00a0A slump for him would be two negative days in a row and I cannot remember the last time he was.<\/p>\n

Intraday traders who combine news, charts, the tape, skill of trading patterns and intuition like Shark are positive 60-80 percent of most trading months. \u00a0A slump for Shark would be a negative week.<\/p>\n

Swing traders span the map of time frames so they are harder to measure. \u00a0For example, some call themselves swing traders and use a 5m chart, others the same and use 15m charts, others exclusively daily charts. \u00a0 Our largest swing trader can go a quarter with negative results and still be tracking north of seven figures for the year.<\/p>\n

There are many other time frames and styles of trading to pull money consistently out of the market. \u00a0Since I have no expertise in them, I will comment on their slump length as my knowledge is only anecdotal.<\/p>\n

Here are some past posts on how to end a trading slump for the short term trader:<\/p>\n

Trading Slumps: Don’t Stop Believing<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Bounce Back from Failure in Trading<\/a><\/p>\n

Get Your Game Back<\/a><\/p>\n

Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

What has been your worst trading slump?<\/p>\n

“You can be better tomorrow than you are today!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital and SMBU, which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. Bella is the author of\u00a0One Good Trade<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The PlayBook<\/a><\/em>. He welcomes your trading questions at mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n

no relevant positions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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