What Is Swing Trading?
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The Middle Ground
Swing trading sits between day trading and long-term investing. While day traders close all positions before the market closes and investors hold for months or years, swing traders hold positions for 2 to 14 days — sometimes a few weeks — capturing the "swings" in a stock's price between support and resistance levels.
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