swing trading

Swing trading is a sub-set of trading strategies that falls between day-trading and (long term) investing. As with all speculation, it involves considerable risk.

Although the most popular trading vehicle for swing trading is common stocks, it applies equally to bonds, futures, commodities, options, etc.

Most, if not all, swing trading is based primarily on technical analysis rather than fundamental analysis of the underlying security. This is because swing trading takes place within a short enough time scale that does not allow for fundamental variables to exert a significant effect on security prices.

Today, you can find many bloggers who not only share their trades but the underlying strategies as well.

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• Morning Quickie$

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  Keystone Morning Quickie November 10th 2009 Market Commentary Futures are slightly down this morning after a impressive rally yesterday. As impressive as it may have been, we must take not of the lack of volume that was associated with the run up. The Dow Jones made yearly highs at 10023, however the $SPY ...
  3 hours ago

• $Debbie: How do you manage your goals in trading?

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  For success in anything you need to set short term and long term goals. Almost everyone knows this concept of goal setting. Something that I have realized lately is that I needed to break down my short term goals into shorter term goals in order to make sure to focus on consistency in my trading. Also, it helps my ...
  3 hours ago

• $Debbie: What demons do you fight as a trader?

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  As always this developing trader continues to identify what works and what does not and then adjust accordingly. It is amazing that in this process of development (in trading) is really more about developing one’s self than it is developing trading skills (although I am not negating the importance of continuous ...
  3 hours ago

• Automated Forex Trading

  
  Chillicious.com — Authority: 156
  [I:http://www.uniquearticlewizard.com/extras/pics/atwebdesignsimage2.jpg] Forex trader experts say that disciplined people are the ones who easily succeed in the trading business. Hence, the question: Are you a disciplined individual? Be honest and ask that to yourself. Disciplined people reel-in constant profits ...
  5 hours ago

• EUR/USD Day Trading Analysis For Nov. 10

  
  Vantage Point Trading — Authority: 120
  The extended target of 1.5020 was touched on Monday after a sharp rally.  Until the last few minutes, our other resistance level (now support) held at 1.4980 containing the movement between these two levels.If the move below in 1.4980 is a breakout it indicates a move  to 1.4940. Support and targets beyond are are ...
  15 hours ago

• day trading recap 11/09/09

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  Tagged: day trading, day trading blogs, day trading stocks, day trading swing trading prop firms, equity trading, forex, investing, online stock trading, online trading, prop firms, prop trading, proprietary trading, proprietary trading firm, proprietary trading firms, stock trading, stock trading blogs, swing ...
  18 hours ago

• Learn Technical Analysis from Award Winning Author

  
  Vantage Point Trading — Authority: 120
  John Murphy has written 8 highly touted technical analysis books and today you’ll be sitting in on one of his seminars for no expense. His expertise is known the world over, his teaching style is impeccable, and he’s agreed to give access to a limited number of people for one of his [...]
  22 hours ago

• What is Your Trader Type

  
  gothinking.net — Authority: 151
  Did you undergo that there are 4 mains types of dealer and depending on what identify you are module watch many parts of your trading strategy and trading plan. The 4 types are: scalping, punctuation trading, stroke trading and function trading. When you watch the identify of dealer that you are it module also watch ...
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• How To Buy Good Stocks

  
  gothinking.net — Authority: 151
  Although it may seem manifest to most stock market stroke traders there are a sort of ultimate rules that you crapper study which module secure that you have more success when purchase stocks:In the USA have market there are 3 major indexes which are apiece prefabricated up of a goal of stocks, they are the [...]
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• How To Trade Options Correctly

  
  gothinking.net — Authority: 151
  There is a aggregation of hype close options trading, and for beatific reason, it’s a beatific artefact make a aggregation of change fast, or crapper be utilised to acquire your top consistently period after month.There’s also a aggregation of hype about how complicated it is and ground you requirement to spend ...
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• EUR/USD Day Trading Analysis For Nov. 9

  
  Vantage Point Trading — Authority: 120
  Support above 1.4800 held once again on Friday, and with a move higher in early trading Monday we have indications of another swing higher.A break above 1.4920 indicated another move higher, which we have now seen as the pair is currently at 1.4934.  Targets/resistance at 1.4950 and 1.4980.  Additional targets which ...
  1 day ago

• Automated Forex Trading

  
  Forex Trading & Currency Trading Systems — Authority: 444
  Are you a disciplined individual? According to expert Forex traders, the only ones who succeed in the Forex market are those people who stay disciplined despite their success or failure. Automated Forex trading has changed the way traders make their transactions. If you’re a savvy Forex trader, you can definitely ...
  2 days ago

• Forex Trading: On Automated Mode

  
  Very Good Search Info Center — Authority: 165
  Are you a disciplined individual? According to expert Forex traders, the only ones who succeed in the Forex market are those people who stay disciplined despite their success or failure. Automated Forex trading has changed the way traders make their transactions. If you’re a savvy Forex trader, you can definitely ...
  2 days ago

• S&P Stock Market Anlaysis for Week of Nov 9-13

  
  Vantage Point Trading — Authority: 120
  While the market did try to push lower, it did not get below the 1029 level (which as mentioned in last weeks post) would have indicated a strong bearish bias if the level was broken.  That level was brushed by the market but quickly retraced higher.  We have moved up and closed right at the [...]
  2 days ago

• Gold up, Jobs Down$

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  Gold futures finished at an all time high after surpassing $1100 an ounce earlier in the day as unemployment topped 10.2 % in October, the highest in 26 years. The dollar fell as it became clear that the Fed will not be able to raise interest rates any time soon. This however, did not give much clarity to the stock ...
  3 days ago

• APOL Flirting with Breakdown from ‘h’ Pattern

  
  TheStockBandit.net — Authority: 457
  Classic chart patterns still work quite well, and I trade them regularly, but they aren’t the only patterns out there to watch for. One pattern I’ve taken notice of in recent months is the ‘h’ pattern.  This happens when a stock has a sudden or steep decline followed by a very quiet and weak bounce.  The ...
  4 days ago

• $Debbie: Where should our focus be on this challenging first week of November’s trading?

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  At the end of each day, moments of “what the heck happened today” or thoughts of “I can’t seem to trade myself out of a wet paper bag” flood the minds of developing traders like myself. As is always the case, Debbie looks back at the charts for answers. In this case the SPY tells the whole story. Monday ...
  4 days ago

• Trust this rebound, its real - Alert HQ signals for Nov 5, 2009

  
  Trade Radar — Authority: 126
  This post is announcing that Thursdays Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 369 Swing Signals -- 367 BUY signals and 1 SELL Signal plus 1 Strong BUY. 81 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends ...
  4 days ago

• $Debbie: Opportunity Missed When Simplicity Is Overlooked

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  After reflecting on my first three days of trading in November, I have once again been reminded of one important word. That word is….. SIMPLICITY Specifically, this first week of November 2009, has been rocky. As a developing trader I feel a little pushed around and a bit dizzy from all the up and down movement ...
  5 days ago

• $making good trades that don’t make money

  
  Keystone Trading Group — Authority: 427
  With the $SPY up .90 this morning and my list green across the board buying was the trade the first hour of the day. I went long several stocks and didn’t make a dime. As you can see here from this chart of $MS (Morgan Stanley), it took out the last two days highs and the market was strong, the trade was long. It ...
  6 days ago

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