Good questions. I'm a position trader. I hold a maximum of 10 open positions at a time. In the past I could have 30 open positions at a time, no problem. Now things are different. It is more of a psychological problem than anything else. As you grow older you can't deal with too many things at once. I get plenty of entry signals from the software I use and always try to select the best. Also, the software has a tool for determining position size. So quantity of signals is not the issue, it is the quality that is important. If the total risk on my equity falls below 1% due to closed positions I may buy more shares to add to positions that seem more promising. At times I may be out of the market and completely flat for a short period of time only. Recently I had only 2 positions for a total of 2% but when I got more signals I reduced the exposure by selling shares, booked some profits and opened new positions. Ron