How many trades per week does your strategy actually produce?

Trade frequency is a strategy property people forget to plan: too few trades and variance dominates, too many and costs accumulate. Knowing your expected frequency prevents both overtrading and doubt.

How many trades per week does your strategy actually produce? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

What's yours?

  • your average trades per week
  • how frequency changes across regimes
  • what you do in the quiet stretches
How many trades per week does your strategy actually produce? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

The expectancy guide explains sample sizes and variance.

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