I’ve been day trading for about 5 months now, mainly on prop firms. I’m not profitable yet, but I’m getting there, mostly breakeven and not consistently profitable rn.
My strategy is based on ICT concepts, specifically IFVG reversal setups.
Right now, I usually enter using market orders, with a fixed SL and TP.
- With market entries, most of my trades end up around 1:1.5 to 1:2 RR
- But if I use limit orders at the IFVG level (after confirmation), those same setups often become 1:2 to 1:2.5 RR trades
The catch is obvious — with limit orders, I miss quite a few trades because price doesn’t always pull back to the entry level.
For example, on a recent 5-min IFVG trade I took on 24th Apr, 2026 on MNQ:
- Market entry gave me around 1:1.85 RR
- A limit entry at the inversion level would’ve been around 1:3.3 RR
So I’m stuck between:
- Taking more trades with lower RR (market orders)
- Or taking fewer trades with higher RR (limit orders)
Curious what more experienced day traders prefer. Is it worth missing some trades to consistently get better RR?
u/CookieAdmirable5968 — 17 days ago