How often do you check your open positions?

Position-checking frequency is a psychological metric: the constant checkers trade worse, intervene more and feel worse. The number reveals more than most journals admit.

How often do you check your open positions? — drawdown and recovery diagram
An equity curve during a drawdown and its recovery

What's your number?

  • how often you check, honestly
  • how checking changes your decisions
  • how you reduced the frequency
How often do you check your open positions? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The trading styles guide shows the checking frequency each style actually needs.

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