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