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Trading part2- more than hectic trades and coffee consumption ☕☕☕☕

Link to the first post in which you will also find the link to all other parts https://getqu.in/cbIOkg/


Today I'm giving you an insight into my trading routine! I'll show you how much time I invest, how my trades have gone so far in 2025 and how I use my capital.


  • Time spent
  • Trade frequency
  • Profit/loss trades YTD 2025
  • Capital employed



Time spent


I invest on average 5 hours per week in trading. But not just blindly!


Weekend preparation: 1 hour for stock selection & chart analysis


At the weekend, depending on my mood, the weather and other family activities, I prepare for the "trading week". This can be Saturday morning or Sunday evening. I spend about 1 hour selecting stocks and analyzing charts. I usually focus on 3 to a maximum of 5 stocks, for which I consider entry and exit points for the coming week.


The initial stock analyses are always carried out on the home stock exchange, I look at the price development at the various time levels, then superimpose my two layouts and I already have a clear picture and can decide whether trading makes sense. My focus is on trading qualitatively rather than quantitatively.


It's not about being active all the time, but only hitting the right setups. Therefore, "more time" is not a criterion for success. I know full-time traders who don't trade more than 3 hours a day.


During the week: About 30-45 minutes a day to execute & monitor trades


If the worst comes to the worst, you can intervene and add to your position or adjust your trading SL to protect your profits. If you are traveling for work, you can also rely only on the orders placed in advance - see the post in the feed from $ADYEN (+0,95 %)

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Trade frequency, profit/loss trades YTD 2025 and capital employed


I am summarizing these points because it fits thematically and I can then cover several interesting aspects in one capital.


As of May 16, 62 trades have been closed, compared to 128 buy orders, which is because I usually enter in tranches.


  • 128 buy orders
  • 62 sell orders
  • Total 190 orders,
  • average 42 per month, just under 10 per week


There are weeks when I don't trade at all, others with more trades.


What is the balance of the 62 closed trades?


Only realized profits/losses count for traders. Book profits/losses are only temporary movements in the defined areas of risk management.


  • 50 trades with profit (80%)
  • 12 with a loss (20%)


And what does that mean in euros?


This question brings us to the next interesting piece of information. Is this more than just fun and enjoyment in trading? Or are you just one of the 80% who supposedly only lose money by trading?


The following figures are net, i.e. less KEST, order fees and other costs such as for the securities account, subscription to TradingView, etc.


Losses: €1,266.73 (9 trades <€100 loss, 3 trades in the range between €200 and €400)

Gains: 14.797,21€
(most of the gains are between 5% and 10% per trade)

Total net: 13.420,97€ (Jan-Mid-May)


The trading frequency makes it. It's not about the one big "tenbagger", but about an appropriate trading frequency with solid trades. It is easier to achieve 10 times 10% than to wait for a tenbagger and have the capital tied up in a trade for a long time.


Conclusion: Trading as a side income can be worthwhile - my average net income: 2,982.43€ per month for 5 hours of effort per week.


Anyone expecting to become a millionaire quickly will be disappointed - but as a hobby it is a solid regular income!


Question for dividend investors: How much capital do you need to invest to get a net dividend of around 3k a month?


Yes, yes 😅 it's clear that trading is different from pursuing a dividend strategy. It's just to illustrate that you can achieve a nice side income with relatively little capital compared to dividends.


This question brings us to today's final point. How much capital do I need to invest for short-term trading?


I keep about 40-50k as risk capital for short-term trading, with position sizes between 5k and 10k.


For beginners: Don't worry! I started with €500 to €1,000 per trade and gradually worked my way up. Confidence in your own setup is the key. The proceeds flowed into steadily increasing position sizes. Like B&H, it's a snowball effect!


In addition to my capital for short-term trading, I also have around 100k parked in longer-term "swing trades" (months to 1-2 years). But from a trading point of view it's the same, only the time horizon is different. Today's post, including the figures, only refers to short-term trading.


So, I hope this article has clarified your previous picture of a part-time trader.


In the next post I will reveal my trading setup, my indicators and my exact preparation for the trading week!


Click here for part 3 https://getqu.in/9XGYtO/


Below are links to a few stocks that I have recently written about.


$ADYEN (+0,95 %)
$UBER (+0,69 %)
$BRBY (+3,92 %)
$NOVO B (+2,29 %)
$RDC (-13,98 %)
$KTN (-0,64 %)


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Thank you for your honest insights and of course the time you invest in your posts for us!
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I would like more information on share selection🤓
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@Iwamoto coming soon 👆
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@Iwamoto With today's part 4, the essentials have been written and you should, I hope, have gained a good insight. I'm glad if there is interest in the topic 😁
In part 3 there is a bit about stock selection
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I find it very interesting!!! And I'm really happy that you're making money with it! I'm still not going to start trading right away, but I'm definitely looking forward to your next post gespannt❤️❤️❤️❤️
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@Aminmeskini I'm glad you find my article interesting! It's not my intention to "persuade" anyone to trade, but simply to show how part-time trading can work. When it comes to "trading", the killer argument "don't do it, everyone just loses money" often comes up relatively quickly.
With a serious approach, it is far more than just "gambling" and gambling. And it is often very different from what you imagine a trader to be. The crux of the matter is "repeatability"; you have to find a system that works sustainably. An outcome bias can be a trap, for example, but I'll write more about that in the next post 😉
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@TomTurboInvest I'm sure I'll learn a lot from you. It's extremely exciting. Thank you very much for your efforts ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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@Aminmeskini With today's part 4, the essentials have been written and you should, I hope, have gained a good insight. I'm glad if there is interest in the topic 😁
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Thanks!
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Congratulations and continued success with your trades :)
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Here, have another competition
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@DonkeyInvestor must first collect coins again, have raffled them all 🤷‍♂️😂
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@TomTurboInvest write something about donkeys. Would be worth 210 getquin coins to me
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@DonkeyInvestor Are you the donkey on duty today?

Is that enough for 210 coins?
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@TomTurboInvest a contribution. You cannot send coins in response to comments
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@DonkeyInvestor PS: the coins are still there after deleting the post, only the 10 oins for the post were deducted again
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@TomTurboInvest good. They are gone for me
Thank you for this very interesting insight and good luck for the future. I'm already waiting impatiently for your next post 😊
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@gitter With today's part 4, the essentials have been written and you should, I hope, have gained a good insight. I'm glad if there is interest in the topic 😁
Thank you again for this interesting and inspiring post.😇 I'm already watching the TradeviewBeginners video.
Are the indicators and filters already ready or do I have to create them myself?
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@gitter the indicators are all standard, you only need to click on the indicators button in the chart and then search for names and add them to your chart layout, e.g. search for SMA, volume or directly VWAP and then mark them as favorites.
You can put together the filters in the stock screener yourself, they are all available for selection.

Ps some indicators and filters are unfortunately not available in the free version
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Many thanks for your insights. At the moment I'm going for knockout certificates with a bit of pennies and just seeing how it goes, with a predefined strategy - as I'm very busy in my main job - with exits (at 50% loss of the stake) and profit-taking (I'm aiming for between 50 and 100%, which is sometimes quick with certificates) and then seeing to what extent I develop a good instinct. Continue to follow your posts and look forward to chapter 3.
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@StrahlemannLP Thank you for your comment! Certificates are relatively forgiving, i.e. if things don't go as expected right from the start, you will end up in the SL or KO - as you have already mentioned.

In addition to your risk management, your setup is important - what are your rules for getting in? You become sustainably profitable if the trades can be replicated. Otherwise it's often a bit of a gamble whether you win or lose. In the long term, the stock market does not reward those with courage and luck, but those who systematically...

The nice thing about trading is that you can do it flexibly in terms of time. I don't have a 9to5 job either and am often on business trips. But you can already place orders in the week 😉
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@TomTurboInvest That's exactly what I'm trying to learn right now, especially with Klimpergeld, which I can confidently say goodbye to if it goes wrong :-D

My understanding is always lacking when you ideally gamble with the saved up tool bill from the car...that almost always goes wrong.
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@StrahlemannLP With today's part 4, the essentials have been written and you should, I hope, have gained a good insight. I'm glad if there is interest in the topic 😁
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Thank you for your effort
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Great contributions! What kind of broker do you use for your trades?

LG
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@stockchicken Easybank - is a bank incl. broker (brand of $BG) in Austria. But I've been there for almost 20 years and still benefit from an old contract - used to be called Easybroker plus
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@TomTurboInvest Thanks for the information. Will you also address the tax aspect in Austria in an article? Or are there also providers where you can trade tax-efficiently? I am currently only on Flatex and a classic buy and hold investor. The highest of feelings is a trailing stop order 😄 but I am interested in the topic.
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@stockchicken From a tax point of view it's quite simple, I pay the 27.5% KEST like any other investor in Austria and that's it, a favorably taxed income, so to speak.

Easybank is a bit more expensive than some neobrokers, but I also get more service, e.g. I have many stock exchanges, many order types, etc... and low costs per trade, which is important to me. Furthermore, Easybank offers a discount from a certain number of trades per year (Traderclub), I think that's around 100, but I'm already over that after a few weeks😅
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@TomTurboInvest Thanks for the answer!
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Wow great post :)
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Thank you for sharing your experiences. Always enjoy following your posts.
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Very exciting, thank you! Do you trade options or just "normal" shares?
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@Klassi Only trade shares consistently. I also used to trade derivatives with leverage, KO etc., but for me shares work best. They give me the best profit at the end of the day, so I've stopped everything else 😅
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Great post and also a great series of posts from you! I enjoy reading from you every time.
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Trading is an underrated skill, congrats on the achievements!

I pursue a similar strategy with a few stocks that have great price action. It's nice to add some additional income this way and over time it really adds up.
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Many thanks for the insights - I look forward to your further contributions.
One question that perhaps one or two other readers can answer:
Which brokers besides Easybank are also recommendable? What "features" should a good broker definitely have for a setup as described here?
(Let's look at costs in passing for the time being - the "technical" selection criteria would be more important to me).
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@Investor-College As always, the choice of broker depends on what you want to trade. For my setup (shares only), it is important to me that I can rely on availability, that I have many stock exchanges at my disposal, i.e. that I also have access to the home exchange of the respective shares. The most important order types are available and the costs per trade are reasonable.
Additions from other traders such as @Multibagger and @TradingMelone would certainly be interesting.
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@TomTurboInvest All right, thanks for the feedback. I will also limit myself to shares only.
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@Investor-College With today's part 4, the essentials have been written and you should, I hope, have gained a good insight. I'm glad if there is interest in the topic 😁
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