{"id":38809,"date":"2014-09-18T12:04:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=38809"},"modified":"2021-05-07T09:40:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:40:01","slug":"how-many-trades-do-you-find-each-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/how-many-trades-do-you-find-each-day","title":{"rendered":"How Many Trades Do You Find Each Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Bella,<\/p>\n

First of all I would like to thank you for everything that you do for us traders. I’ve just started to read The Playbook<\/em> and I\u2019m sure it will help me develop as a trader. I’ve one question though, in Playbook you write that we should archive trades in our Playbook that makes most sense to us. Well I need to tell you that I\u2019m happy if I catch one trade daily, even though I\u2019m an intraday trader, and here is my question: how many trades (daily) do you or your guys at SMB can find and trade on average ?<\/p>\n

Thank you for your time and best regards.<\/p>\n

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

Yes, you should archive one play each trading session that makes sense to you.\u00a0 This does not have to be a trade that you made.\u00a0 It can be one that you spotted and should have made that makes sense to you. This is a best practice to help internalize your favorite trades and perform optimally in real-time.<\/p>\n

How many good trades you see each trading session depends on your trading style.\u00a0 A scalper will see many intraday, even every hour.\u00a0 We have not taught traders primarily to scalp since 09 but this is still an effective strategy for the best scalpers.<\/p>\n

Our traders swing trade intraday.\u00a0 They hold trades for the real move intraday.\u00a0 How many they catch depends on their skill level.\u00a0 Those in our most recent trading class who just went live, might see one really good trade a day.\u00a0 An experienced trader might find 4-8.<\/p>\n

You only have to catch one good swing trade a day to perform well.\u00a0 In fact after reviewing the results of our newest class, most would have had a successful month if they had caught the $HD opportunity from a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

I hope that helps.<\/p>\n

Related Post:<\/p>\n

The PlayBook Checkup: Shooting Star Continuation Pattern<\/a><\/p>\n

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“You can be better tomorrow than you are today!”<\/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 One Good Trade and The PlayBook.<\/p>\n

He welcomes your trading questions at mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n

no relevant positions<\/p>\n

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Hi Bella, First of all I would like to thank you for everything that you do for us traders. I’ve just started to read The Playbook and I\u2019m sure it will help me develop as a trader. I’ve one question though, in Playbook you write that we should archive trades in our Playbook that makes most sense to us. 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