#TradingTypes101

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📊 #TradingTypes101: A Beginner’s Guide

1. Day Trading

Timeframe: Intraday (positions opened and closed within the same day)

Focus: Quick gains from small price movements

Common Markets: Stocks, Forex, Futures, Crypto

Skillset: Fast decision-making, technical analysis, risk management

2. Swing Trading

Timeframe: Days to weeks

Focus: Capturing price swings or trends

Common Tools: Technical and fundamental analysis

Best For: Those who can’t monitor the market all day

3. Position Trading

Timeframe: Weeks to months (sometimes years)

Focus: Long-term trends

Common Strategy: Buy and hold based on macro trends

Best For: Patient investors with a strong fundamental outlook

4. Scalping

Timeframe: Seconds to minutes

Focus: Tiny profits from high-frequency trades

Tools Needed: Direct access trading platform, tight spreads

Skill Level: Very high—requires precision and speed

5. Algorithmic Trading (Algo/Quant)

Timeframe: Varies (can be ultra-fast or long-term)

Method: Automated trading via coded strategies

Best For: Programmers and data scientists

6. Options Trading

Timeframe: Days to months (contract-based)

Focus: Trading derivatives (calls/puts) for income, hedging, or speculation

Risk/Reward: High, especially for leveraged strategies

7. Copy/Social Trading

Timeframe: Depends on copied strategy

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