Swing Trading
Trade MechanicsHolding trades for days to weeks to capture a larger price swing — less screen time, but exposed to overnight and weekend risk.
Swing trading holds positions for several days to a few weeks, aiming to capture a substantial "swing" in price rather than the small intraday moves scalpers and day traders target. It requires less screen time than shorter styles but does expose open trades to overnight swap costs and weekend gap risk.
Swing traders typically rely more on daily and 4-hour chart analysis than the minute-by-minute charts favored by scalpers.