So, you want to find out what type of trader you should be. Well, the first thing you want to do is see what style of trading you prefer and proceed from there. If you are impatient person, you certainly wouldn’t want to trend trade or swing trade. Those trading techniques take days, weeks, even months sometimes. If you are into a casual pace of trading, you wouldn’t want to scalp trade. To help you out, we’ve provided a simple table which lays out the similarities and differences between these three trading techniques. Take a look:
| Scalping | Swing | Trend | |
| Timeframes | Seconds to minutes | Days to Weeks | Weeks to Months |
| Executions | Many per day | At least one per day | Once in a while |
| Stop Limits | Tight | Relaxed | Loose |
| Trade sizes | Any size (be consistent!) | Any size | Any size |
| Leverage | High | Medium | Low |
| Analysis | Technical | Technical | Fundamental |
| Pace | Rapid | Casual | Occasional |
| Education | Required | Required | Not required |
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