I track the same, my targets lie in the sweet spot in average MFE. I don't hit home runs but that's OK as my W/L percentage and proportional size result in profit.....and profit is the final arbiter.
Thank you speedo for the response. I am leaving the "let the winner run" and "wait for the big winner" day trading mindset and I would like to take the small profits and frequently. However I still record the results of a trail stop winner daily for data collection. I want to get more comfortable with taking the profits and preparing for another setup to see if this fits my personality and mindset. It is good to see we track the same thing.
Everyone is different and have different levels of patience, discipline etc. I don't have the best trade plan in the world but it works for me. Everyone has to find what works for them.
Thanks speedo, Yes, that is something I am slowly learning about myself. BUT the catch is, i would never know what works for me if I do not take the time to try.
It's definitely a suckers game if you trade manually without a strict mechanical decision making system.
It works, if one learns to swing trade successfully first, i feel day trading should not be done in isolation, it should be done with swing trading.