📉 What is a scalping strategy in trading?
Scalping is a short-term trading strategy where traders aim to make small but frequent profits by entering and exiting trades within minutes or even seconds.
✅ Key features of scalping:
⏱️ Super short time frames: 1-minute, 3-minute, or 5-minute charts
💰 Small profit with each trade: Usually only 0.1% – 1%
🔄 High trading frequency: Dozens (or hundreds) of trades per day
⚡ Quick decision-making: Based on price movement, volume, and indicators.
🧠 Without emotional attachment: Scalpers do not hold positions overnight.
🧠 How it works:
Find setups using indicators such as:
Moving Averages (MA)
RSI (Relative Strength Index)
VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)
Support and resistance zones
Enter quickly when conditions are favorable
Exit quickly — as soon as a small profit is achieved (or if the trade goes against you)
Repeat again and again
📌 Example:
You are scalping BTC/USDT on a 1-minute chart.
You notice a bounce from support, enter at $63,000, and sell at $63,100.
→ Small profit, but repeat this 10–20 times = serious profit.
⚠️ Scalping risks:
High fees (especially on spot without fee discounts)
Emotionally and mentally exhausting
Requires fast internet and good execution
Not ideal for beginners or slow decision-making
✅ Best for:
Quick thinkers
Disciplined traders
People who can watch the screen for long periods.