What % do you consider a success?

TexAg

I too am interested in an answer to this question, and I too have googled to the numerous variations of Beny23's answer: "Depends on this, that, ect."

Say hypothetically I had a $100,000 account. What would be a reasonable long-run weekly/monthly/yearly average return on an account this size using a proper risk management plan? i.e. not betting the house on every trade.

I know leverage would play a huge part in an answer to this question, so for those who answer, please include this specification (because I don't know what is typical here either).

I know individual definitions vary as to what's considered a successful return and what isn't, but what would be a good and realistic weekly/monthly/yearly return goal to set? i.e. If I were to open this hypothetical account today, how should I hope to have progressed a year from now? (even though I know as a beginner, just breaking even your first year is great)

I'm not asking for some absolute magic return number, but simply a number to compare to; to put things in perspective.
I mean a 100% yearly return sounds good to me, but someone who knows what they're doing may see that return in a month.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

you wouldnt get that in a month, if you can predict a set of stocks that will double (can you even do that with hindsight?), even making 2% a day wouldnt get you close to those figures, yearly however is reasonable. On my account (in the same ballpark for size) i've split my plays into equal sized plays that I think have a ok chance of making sizeable gains (50-200%). I've got about 6-10 of those going, and I only need about 2 to make it to guarantee making money, even if the rest go to 0. Try and play multiple scenarios in your head, and think if that happens, who would be the biggest gainer/loser. A lot of people lose big because they play the same scenario and take positions based on it, when it doesnt work they get burned. Lots of mispriced opportunities out there.

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