Strategies

Day Trading

Parent Strategy

Day trading is defined as the purchase and sale of a security within a single trading day. It can occur in any marketplace but is most common in the foreign exchange and stock markets. Day trading is often characterized by technical analysis and requires a high degree of self-discipline and objectivity. Day traders are typically well-educated and well-funded. They use high amounts of leverage and short-term trading strategies to capitalize on small price movements in highly liquid stocks or currencies.

Asset Classes

Currency

Entities

FX Market

Entity Types

Stock Market

Strategies

Leverage
Technical Analysis

Mentioned by the Following

Entities

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People

Andrew Aziz
Brian Shannon
Checkmate Bitcoiner
Danielle Shay
Felix Hartmann
Gareth Soloway
Indrazith Shantharaj
Jason Bond
Jerremy Newsome
Nicholas Taylor
Patrick Dunuwila
Ruth Barrons Roosevelt
Stephen Bigalow
TJ Noonan
Tim Morris
Todd Rampe

Publications

A Beginner's Guide To Day Trading Online
AlphaTrends
Davey Day Trader
Day Trade Futures Online
Day Trading For Canadians For Dummies
Day Trading For Dummies
Day Trading Forex
Day Trading Made Easy
Day Trading Options
Day Trading Options for a Living
Day Trading QuickStart Guide
Day Trading Strategies
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market
Day Trading for Beginners
Day Trading for Beginners
Day Trading for a Living
Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading
Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading
How to Actually Day Trade for a Living
Investing in One Lesson
Options Trading: #1 Beginner's Guide
Options Trading: Day Trading and Swing Trading
Price Action Intraday Trading Strategy for Crude Oil
Pring on Price Patterns
Start Day Trading Now
Stock Trading Terms
Swing and Day Trading
Technician's Guide to Day and Swing Trading
The Complete Guide to Day Trading
The Definitive Guide To Futures Trading
The StockTwits Edge
Trading Bible
Trading Mastery
TradingSim

Terms

Market Sentiment

Day traders use numerous intraday strategies. These strategies include:

  1. Scalping, which attempts to make numerous small profits on small prices changes throughout the day
  2. Range trading, which primarily uses support and resistance levels to determine their buy and sell decisions
  3. News-based trading, which typically seizes trading opportunities from the heightened volatility around news events
  4. High-frequency trading (HFT) strategies that use sophisticated algorithms to exploit small or short-term market inefficiencies