Swing trading is a different kind of trading strategy to profit in the market. Traders often times mistake it for other kinds of trading strategy like
day trading.
Swing trading is more of a longer time trade usually taking beyond a day. A swing trader is the trader that doesn't aim to close the open order within a day, it is aiming for longer shoot on the trade. The time used to analyse the market direct or trend is 4hours - monthly chart depending on your swing strategy.
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Swing trading is a speculative trading strategy in financial markets where a tradable asset is held for one or more days in an effort to profit from price changes or 'swings'. A swing trading position is typically held longer than a day trading position, but shorter than buy and hold investment strategies that can be held for months or years. Profits can be sought by either buying an asset or short selling. Momentum signals (e.g., 52-week high/low) have been shown to be used by financial analysts in their buy and sell recommendations that can be applied in swing trading.
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