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Best time to post in r/stocks
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/stocks are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 240 recent posts, an estimated 99% were still up about a day later.
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The best and worst hours to post in r/stocks
In our sample of 752 recent and top r/stocks posts, activity and scores peak around Sunday 1pm UTC, and are weakest around Sunday 5am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Aug 31, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Sun around 1pm
avg score 2843.3 · 4 posts sampled
- Window 2
Wed around 12am
avg score 1302.5 · 4 posts sampled
- Window 3
Tue around 5am
avg score 1071.5 · 4 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
99%
of 240 recent r/stocks posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.
r/stocks rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.Disclose related positions
Enforcement variesDisclose any related open positions when discussing a particular stock or financial instrument.
2.No spam or self-promotion
Enforcement variesSpam, ads, solicitations (including referral links), market research for app development, and self-promotion posts or comments will be removed and you might get banned. Instead, [advertise here.](https://about.reddit.com/advertise/)
3.Context and Effort
Enforced automaticallyContext and effort must be provided; empty posts or empty posts with links will be automatically removed. [Low effort mentions for meme stocks will be removed, see here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/wiki/meme-stocks)
4.No Robinhood posts
Enforced automaticallyThe Robinhood app should be discussed in /r/Robinhood. Posts regarding this topic will be automatically removed. Feel free to suggest Robinhood as a broker in comments, but do not share referral links in any way.
5.No trolling, insulting, or harassing
Enforcement variesTrolling, insults, or harassment, especially in posts requesting advice, will be removed. Meme here [instead.](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets)
6.No cryptocoin discussions unrelated to stocks
Enforced automaticallyBitcoins & crypto should be discussed on r/CryptoCurrency. Posts regarding this topic will be automatically removed, [more info here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/wiki/crypto-general) Exceptions are discussing Coinbase IPO, Square Inc, Overstock, and various other tickers. Basically it has to be related to the stock because this is r/stocks. "I bought bitcoins at coinbase" doesn't count, but "Coinbase sells X amount of bitcoins which is X amount of profit for the company" does.
7.No penny stock or OTC discussions
Enforcement variesNo penny stock discussions, including OTC, microcaps, pump & dumps, low vol pumps and SPACs. Consider posting to r/SPACs, r/pennystocks, or r/weedstocks instead. [Read here for more info.](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/wiki/pennystocks)
8.Stay on topic
Enforcement variesAlmost any post related to stocks and investment is welcome on /r/stocks, including pre IPO news, futures & forex related to stocks, and geopolitical or corporate events indicating risks; outside this is offtopic and can be removed.
r/stocks does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/stocks?
No. r/stocks bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No spam or self-promotion: Spam, ads, solicitations (including referral links)...and self-promotion posts or comments will be removed". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
r/stocks by the numbers
- Members
- 9.4M
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 12
- 1K comments / day
- Community age
- 18 years
- since Jun 27, 2008
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 characters | 0% | 60% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/stocks
Self-promotion
r/stocks bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/stocks publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
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r/stocks posting questions
Can I post links in r/stocks?
No. r/stocks accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.
Does r/stocks require karma to post?
r/stocks does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Can you self-promote in r/stocks?
No. r/stocks bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No spam or self-promotion: Spam, ads, solicitations (including referral links)...and self-promotion posts or comments will be removed". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
Is r/stocks strict?
Moderate, by our estimate (23/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 8 rules, and its stated gates). About 1% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
What is the best time to post in r/stocks?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Sunday 1pm UTC and Wednesday 12am UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/stocks?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 1% of r/stocks posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Aug 31, 2026
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