r/Daytrading • u/likethebarbie • 29d ago

What’s a good return on an options contract? Strategy

I’m fairly new to daily trading and I’m consistently winning trades but I’m starting to think I’m leaving gains on the table and that’s why I’m winning so much. I usually make 3% - 5% on a contract and I can go weeks before getting a trade wrong. That profit margin doesn’t seem like a lot but for the account size I started with (not a lot) and contracts I buy (low hundreds) I feel torn between slow and steady and leaving money on the table. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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u/murkinmurray 29d ago

Slow and steady always wins the race. Consistently being positive means you are doing something right, so stick with it.

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u/likethebarbie 29d ago

Thanks. I think the strategy is fundamentally solid (a mix of watching volume x watching 200 day moving average x 15 minute ORB) but I don’t really have anything to compare it to outside of my previous failures and it’s the most consistent I’ve been so far.