what is your actual realistic monthly return target

[Dean]

no telegram guru numbers please. real ones from real consistent traders.

for context - im in year 4 of trading, consistently profitable for the last 18 months. my actual realized monthly return is around 3-5% on average. some months 8, some -2. averages out to about 4%.

i used to think 10% monthly was achievable until i actually got consistent. now i realize anyone claiming 20%+ monthly is either lying or about to blow up.

curious what serious people target and what they actually achieve.

[dreamchaser]

5 years profitable, target 2.5%/month, achieve about 2.8% on average. drawdown floor of -4%. anyone saying they target 10%+ either has 5 figure account they treat like a casino or theyre delusional.

[tylerg]

3-5% is the realistic professional band. on size, 2-3% might be more honest. risk-adjusted, this is institutional-tier performance if youre running it on $500k+ account.

[mellowday]

but i see people on instagram claiming 30-50% monthly all the time. are they all lying??

[christianm]

99% are lying or showing only the cherrypicked good months. the remaining 1% are using leverage so extreme that they will blow up - they just havent yet. take any '30% monthly' claim and ask for 3 years of consecutive verified statements. silence every time.

[cloudyvision]

i target 50% monthly. and last month i did -100%. so the average is fine

[samuel.j]

honest answer: i target 3% and im happy when i hit 2 some months i lose, but the consistency over the year is what matters. i used to chase moonshot numbers and blew up 3 accounts. boring numbers, real lifestyle.

[skywavee]

going from 'i want 20% monthly' to 'im happy with 3% consistent' was the single biggest growth shift in my trading. that mental change is what separates serious traders from gamblers.

[Ian]

2-3%. consistent. boring. profitable.