Key Differences between Position Trading vs. Swing Trading

Position trading and swing trading are both popular and most used trading strategies, but they have some key differences.

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Strategy called- swing trading is income generating strategy and,  Positional trading is wealth creation strategy.

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HOLDING PERIOD: In swing trading, traders hold stocks for few days or week and in Positional trading, hold for few weeks or months.

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Time Frame- In swing trading:  Hourly or Daily and,  In Positional trading: weekly or monthly

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Traders look for- In swing trading: Traders look for short-term trend and,  In Positional trading, Traders look for long-term trend

As a positional trader or a swing trader, you should be more patient so that you can hold your trades for longer periods of time.

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