Swing Trading

A trading style that holds positions for several days to several weeks, aiming to capture intermediate-term price moves or "swings." Swing traders typically use a combination of technical analysis for timing and fundamental analysis for stock selection, and they operate in the space between day traders (who close all positions daily) and position traders (who hold for months). The approach offers a practical middle ground for part-time traders who cannot monitor screens all day but want to trade more actively than a buy-and-hold investor.