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🔄Swing Trading StocksLesson 6 of 786% through course

Managing Overnight & Weekend Risk

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Managing Overnight & Weekend Risk

The Swing Trader's Primary Risk

The defining risk of swing trading is overnight gap risk. Because you hold positions while the market is closed (17.5 hours on weeknights, 65+ hours over weekends), your stocks are exposed to events you cannot control or react to.

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