Swing Trading
Strategies
What it means
A style where you hold trades for days to weeks, aiming to capture medium price swings. Less screen time than day trading, but with overnight risk.
Example
A swing trader buys a stock at $100 on Monday after a pullback to support, sets a stop at $95 and a target at $115, and exits on Thursday when the target hits -- a 4-day trade.
Mistake beginners make
Beginners swing trade without sizing for overnight risk. A surprise gap down can blow through your stop, so swing positions must be smaller than day-trade positions to survive gaps.
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