If you have a trading pattern that work for you, please stick to it. You can be a scalper, intraday trader or swing trader but hold tightly to technical analysis.

A scalp trader is the type that does not stay long in the market after a trade has been ordered, it can be within 1-5/15 minutes.
An intraday trader is a daily trader and
A swinger stays longer in the market usually more than a day.

So, it depends on what works for you, check if it is profiting you.