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r/Trading↗

Professional Traders Discussing Financial Markets

Short the world at your own peril.

464k subscribers1,781 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)1,316 authors / mosince 2008

r/Trading has 464k members (+38% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,781 posts a month from 1,316 people. Top topics: Trading Psychology, Day Trading Strategies & Success Stories and Trading Education & Strategies.

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Size and growth

How r/Trading has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+38%in 12 months · +6.7% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026463k
Growing463k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−34%vs Sep 2025 · −26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.8k
QuieterPeaked at 3.4k in Jul 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Trading

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Trading Psychology14%
  2. Day Trading Strategies & Success Stories7.8%
  3. Trading Education & Strategies7.7%
  4. Trading Losses5.2%
  5. Trading Strategies & Indicators5.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Forex Factory
  2. TradingView
  3. Yahoo!
  4. Finviz
  5. Cnbc

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