Main Types of Trading:

1. 🧭 Position Trading

Horizon: weeks – months – years

Goal: profit from long-term trends

Tools: fundamental analysis, technical levels

✅ Pros: less stress, rarely monitor

❌ Cons: slow results, risk of large drawdowns

2. 📅 Swing Trading

Horizon: several days

Goal: catch the "waves"

Tools: technical analysis, patterns, indicators

✅ Pros: frequent trades

❌ Cons: monitor charts several times a day

3. ⏰ Day Trading

Horizon: 1 day

Goal: close positions by the end of the day

Tools: technical analysis, news, scalping

✅ Pros: trade only during the day

❌ Cons: high stress, need for experience and discipline

4. ⚡ Scalping

Horizon: sec. – min.

Goal: frequent small profits

Tools: order book, volume, quick reaction

✅ Pros: quick profit

❌ Cons: need for low commissions, focus, speed, emotional endurance

5. 🤖 Bot Trading

Goal: automation of trading

✅ Pros: lack of emotions, fast execution, all timeframes

❌ Cons: need for programming or ready-made bots, risk control

6. 📈 Copy Trading

Goal: copy trades

✅ Pros: simple

❌ Cons: dependence on others, lack of control

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