What is Position Trading?
Position trading is a long-term strategy where traders hold positions for weeks, months, or even years — aiming to catch large market moves. Unlike day or swing traders, position traders focus on the bigger picture, ignoring daily price noise.
Key traits:
– Hold few trades with high conviction
– Rely on weekly/monthly charts
– Often based on fundamentals, macro trends, or strong technical signals
– Minimal screen time — focus is on the big narrative
Position traders aim to ride major trends and capture most of the move. Patience and conviction are their biggest edge — and also their biggest risk.
Some of history’s greatest trades — like Michael Burry’s short on subprime mortgages — were position trades.
