Paul L 0 Posted August 18, 2019 I've heard people say a realistic goal for daily profit is 0.5% to 1% of capital. Does this goal assume you are investing with only your capital or using margin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KurtLoeblich 101 Posted August 19, 2019 Hey Paul! So, when we discuss daily goals and things like that, we do tend to talk in either percentage of account or in terms of R:R ratio (reward to risk ratio). Typically, when talking about the percentage, we do not include the buying power that comes from having margin. So, if your account is a 50K account, a 1% goal would mean 500 dollars, not 2K (assuming 4:1 margin which would put total buying power at 200K). That being said, depending on how new you are to day trading, I wouldn't stress daily goals and trying to achieve them. I usually use daily goals as a "stopping point" if I've hit it, but I don't go out of my way to force trades in order to get there. Hope that helps! -Kurt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
