Choosing Your Trading Style

Now you must pick your style of trading. This is largely determined by which time frame you prefer to trade on.

Are you happy sitting in front of your trading terminal all day, entering and exiting multiple trades throughout the session? If so, scalping could be a good fit.

Perhaps you are only planning to trade part-time around other commitments, if so swing trading may be more suitable for you.

The amount of time you plan to put into trading is a very important factor when building a trading strategy. Scalpers trade in large volumes each day, constantly entering and exiting the market, seeking just a few pips of profit per trade. Swing traders, on the other hand, will leave trades open for days, weeks or even months at a time.

This is something that very much depends on each trader; there is no "best" trading style which will apply to everyone.

Credits:Roberto Rivero/edited and audited by Geovany C.Q

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