About Day Trading: Which Trading Style is the Most Profitable?
| from Adam Milton This week's day trading newsletter provides a variety of information, with something to interest both beginners and professionals alike, including: - my comments about IB's recent margin increases, - a discussion of whether day, swing, or position trading is the most profitable style, - some suggestions for adjusting trading system settings for different markets, - and the weekly economic calendar with volatility expectations. Good trading to everyone :-) |
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In the Spotlight |
IB Doubles Intraday Margin Interactive Brokers (IB) is one of the most popular day trading brokerages for professional traders. However, IB has recently done something quite unprofessional, which will have caught many beginning and professional traders off guard ... find out how this affects your trading | | Day, Swing, or Position Trading? Day trading as a profession includes three distinct styles of trading known as day, swing, and position trading. Day trading as a style is short term trading where a trade might last anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours, with most trades lasting several minutes. Swing trading is medium term trading where trade usually last a few days, but can easily last up to several weeks. Position trading is long term trading (what used to be called investing), where trades usually last many months if not several years ... find out why swing and position trading may be more profitable | Adjusting Trading System Settings Trading systems (trading strategies) are usually designed for a specific market. When a trader is creating a trading system, they will configure the trading system's settings, such as the chart time frame and indicator settings, to suit the market that they want to trade. This means that each trading system will have default settings that work best with a particular market, and these settings will need adjusting if the trading system is going to be traded on different markets ... read more | Sponsored Links | | | | Advertisement |