The Difference Between Active Day Trading and Passive Investing: The terms "trading" and "investing" are often used synonymously, but in practice, active day trading and passive investing are vastly different. The best way to think about it, in my opinion, is to picture short-term approaches like day trading and swing trading on the left side of a spectrum, and longer-term position trading and buy-and-hold investing on the right side. Starting on the left, day trading involves buying and … [Read more...]
How Much Money Do Day Traders and Swing Traders Make?
The Real Answer is That it Depends on Multiple Factors: I hear this exact question all the time: "how much can I expect to make day trading/swing trading?" But this is a very difficult question to answer. The fact is - the range of potential outcomes is essentially infinite. There are some traders who lose thousands or even millions of dollars each year, while others make thousands or millions each year. So what are the factors that determine their results? People are often looking for a … [Read more...]
What is Swing Trading – Explained in Detail
What is Swing Trading? How Does it Differ From Day Trading? In order to explain what swing trading is, it makes sense to first explain the most active form of trading - day trading. In comparison to swing trading, day trading is a much more popular term that most people have heard of. It involves buying and selling positions within the same day, sometimes within the same hour or minute. Almost exclusively, day traders are looking for momentum, and not concerning themselves with fundamental … [Read more...]
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