daytrader
Quick stock flipper
A daytrader buys and sells financial instruments—stocks, options, currencies—within a single trading day, closing all positions before markets close.
The strategy aims to profit from small price movements rather than long-term growth.
Daytrading requires constant attention to markets and carries significant risk: He quit his job to become a daytrader but lost his savings within six months.
Also spelled day trader.
Resale at inflated prices
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- shortingCreating unintended circuit connection
hedging · position · algorithmic · high-frequency · breakout · reversal · contrarian
Ownership stakes or inventory
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- forexCurrency trading market
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
cryptocurrency · equities · securities · derivatives · ETFs · indices · shares · warrants
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- drawdownReduction over time
- exposureState of being unprotected
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
loss · risk-reward · blowup · overtrading · discipline · psychology
Transaction-facilitating service
Edge of a page
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- executionCompleting a planned task
- bidOffer to purchase
ask · spread · slippage · order · stop-loss · fill · commission · volume
Visual data displays
- candlestickWax cylinder support
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
support · resistance · RSI · Fibonacci · divergence · oscillators · trendlines
scalping
Resale at inflated prices
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
shorting · hedging · position · algorithmic · high-frequency · breakout · reversal · contrarian
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
commodities · cryptocurrency · equities · securities · derivatives · ETFs · indices · shares · warrants · bonds
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
diversification · loss · risk-reward · blowup · overtrading · discipline · psychology
brokerage
Transaction-facilitating service
margin
Edge of a page
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- executionCompleting a planned task
bid · ask · spread · slippage · order · stop-loss · fill · commission · volume · entry
charts
Visual data displays
- candlestickWax cylinder support
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
patterns · support · resistance · RSI · Fibonacci · divergence · oscillators · trendlines
daytraderlong-term investor
One holding assets for years
passive investor · value investor · Warren Buffett · swing trader
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