What is a typical lifetime of open positions (or open orders in MT4) in your trading strategies?

Stanislav Korotky 2014.10.14 18:07

milliseconds

8% (4)
seconds (for example, scalping, arbitrage)

6% (3)
minutes (for example, trading on news events)

17% (8)
hours (for example, intraday or intersession trading)

38% (18)
days (for example, TA on H4, D1)

25% (12)
weeks or months (investing, carry-trade, etc)

6% (3)

Total voters: 32

Francis Dogbe 2014.10.14 19:03 #1

It all depends on the strategy used....

Izzatilla Ikramov 2014.10.14 19:37 #2

days!

Ovidiu Caslariu 2014.10.19 20:17 #3

I bet on hours to be the optimal trading timeframe.