#TradingTypes101 Here's the **ultimate streamlined guide** to trading types with actionable insights:

### **Trading Types Matrix**

| Category | Fastest 🚀 | Most Profitable 💰 | Easiest 🏆 | Riskiest ☠️ |

|----------------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|------------|

| **Scalping** | Yes | Low (high volume) | No | High |

| **Day Trading**| ✓ | Medium | No | High |

| **Swing** | No | High (if skilled) | Yes | Medium |

| **Position** | No | Highest (long-term)| ✓ | Low |

### **Pro Trader Hacks**

1. **Best for Beginners:**

- Swing trading crypto (use 4H charts + RSI/MACD)

- ETF position trading (SPY, QQQ - set and forget)

2. **Kill Zones:**

- Stocks: First 30 mins & last hour (NYSE)

- Forex: London/NY session overlap (8AM-12PM EST)

3. **Free Tools You Need:**

- TradingView (charting)

- Finviz (stock scanner)

- CoinGecko (crypto trends)

### **One-Line Strategies**

- **Trend Trading:** "The trend is your friend until the bend at the end" → Ride 50EMA

- **Breakouts:** "Buy the first retest after breakout" → Wait for pullback to support

- **Reversals:** "When everyone's greedy, be fearful" → Fade extreme RSI >80/<20

### **Danger Signs**

⚠️ Avoid these until experienced:

- Binary options

- Forex "prop firms" with unrealistic challenges

- Leverage >10x (unless hedging)

### **Quickstart Roadmap**

1. Week 1-2: Paper trade swing setups

2. Month 1: Live trade with 1% risk/trade

3. Month 3: Scale only if win rate >55%

**Which trading type matches your personality?**

- Type A (competitive): Scalping

- Analytical: Algorithmic

- Patient: Position trading

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