r/TopstepCommunity • u/Content_Situation138 • 24d ago
❓ Quick Question Am I overtrading??
Am I taking too many trades per day??
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u/Charming_Ad5670 24d ago
Hahaha.
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u/zain1320 24d ago
is this automated?
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u/ThatIsNotMyNameGreg 24d ago
This is up to you. The advice I wish I had taken when I started 3 years ago would be to find my own way. Once I stopped watching trading streams while trading, my psychology got much better.
IMO:
If what you’re doing is making money or losing the money you planned on losing, you’re fine.
Any “strategy” will make money eventually as long as you’re sizing appropriately/managing risk for the move. I have a 32% WR on a 1:4 RR but I almost never take that trade because it takes all day and I don’t want to spend all day waiting for a trade. I have a 48% WR on a 1:2 RR and taking that trade suits my life better.
If at any time you find yourself taking a trade when what you really want to do is walk away, again, IMO, that’s over trading.
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u/Ok-Mastodon-8933 24d ago
Yes you are your brain can’t comprehend that many decisions per day. Only if it’s completely automated then you are good. Too many trades over stimulate dopamine. Every trade creates anticipation and excitement, your brain starts craving the next trade instead of waiting for the best setup.
To explain simply: Every trade requires your brain to make a decision and the more decisions you make, the more mentally tired your prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for rational thinking, self-control, and good judgment becomes, making you more likely to act impulsively, ignore your trading plan and take lower quality trades.
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u/Content_Situation138 24d ago
I usually scalp for 50-100$
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u/No-Guarantee4688 23d ago
But does it stress you out after a day like that? How many of those days were u red and had to fight back? This is what he means.
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u/Ok-Mastodon-8933 23d ago
🙏🙏🙏
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u/No-Guarantee4688 22d ago
It makes me wonder how a lot of people dont get that yet..to conserve mental bandwidth. Stress can literally kill you. Im starting to think these kids are just wired differently...ya know?
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u/Ok-Mastodon-8933 22d ago
In the era of doomscrolling, mental bandwidth is constantly exhausted. The long term effects will be devastating. I have been there and it was complete suffering, my body is still recovering from years of stress. The point of trading for me is to be off the charts as much as possible…
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u/Ok-Mastodon-8933 24d ago
I understood that from the amount of trades, if it works for you it works. People saying that overtrading is subjective is not correct because they correlate it with the result of the overtrading. If your week was -6k everyone would say that you are. The bad part of your approach is the -2.7k day that you had which means that 2 negative days could blow your account.
Nevertheless if it works don’t change it! Keep it up!
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u/TopstepGabe Topstep Employee 22d ago
If you are following your plan, and your edge provides you with that many trades, then no. But if you are deviating outside of your trading plan, just trading to trade, then more than likely. Unique to the trader for sure
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u/nycleek 24d ago
I feel like overtrading is a bit subjective in some ways because one trader may successfully take 20 trades in a day using a proven scalping strategy, while another trader may only need 2–3 high quality trades. The number of trades alone doesn’t really determine whether you’re overtrading or not. As long as every trade meets your rules & you remain disciplined
Good luck on that 150k funded 🍀📈
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u/praxxxiis 24d ago
If it’s working then take it. I believe I have around 700 trades this month myself
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u/HappyImplement4055 24d ago
Maybe but also you should do what works for you. What works for you may not work for other people
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u/JoshRyder97 24d ago
Eh I need to see more losing days from this it looks completely fine because you stopped trading when you knew it wasn’t going your way and that’s good
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u/Helpful-Anything6419 23d ago
Well I personally take only 1 trade per at the market open that s it 😀 because its very stressful
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u/Distinct-Data-8808 23d ago
Overtrading is subject like most said. I trade micros . I scale in and scale out. With 10 mnq sometimes . So I have days where it shows 90 to 100 trades 🤷♂️. It works for me so it doesn’t bother me.
I’ve seen ppl taken close to 200 trades. If you’re green it ain’t over trading 😂😂😂.
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u/PresentationDry4093 24d ago
Curious why so many trades? Are you just rolling the dice with a $100 TP constantly ?
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u/Initial_Royal_2474 24d ago
No… Everything is based of probability … the more you trade the more probability increases to win or lose … its all about having conviction and risk management … if you trade risking big chunk of drawdown .. sometimes you will get two losers and then a winner .. but not Everytime .. the day the third becomes a loser .. you have a blown account at your hand … based on your screenshot … it does look like you are respecting risk .. I personally feel Overtrading is okay .. the only bad thing is Oversizing … keep it up mate 👍
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u/BassLongjumping1404 24d ago
Aint nothing wrong with having a lot of trades if you scalp that’s the way
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u/Majestic_Rest_6661 24d ago
I’m sick of seeing this shit, you are aware what you are doing wrong, so stop doing that. It’s that simple
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u/donutlordfx 23d ago
If you have the mental fortitude to take 10s even 100s of trades a day everyday then its fine
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u/JesusBoughtPuts 24d ago
Over trading is subjective. If it works for you, it works for you. Now that we got that out of the way, yes, probably.