swing trading

Short-term stock holding

Swing trading is a style of stock or securities trading that holds positions for days to weeks, aiming to profit from short-term price movements.

It sits between day trading, which closes positions within a single session, and long-term investing.

Swing traders use technical analysis to identify entry and exit points: She made most of her money swing trading tech stocks during earnings season.

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resistance · support · candlestick · volatility · position · holding · holding period · profit · price target · entry · exit · stop loss · trend · pullback · rally · short-term · risk · leverage

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Buying underpriced stocks fundamentally

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Resale at inflated prices

high-frequency trading · day trading · algorithmic trading

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