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Strategy

Swing Trading

Capture price swings over days to weeks.

Short-termVery activeKlassische technische Analyse

Core idea

Swing traders try to trade short- to medium-term price moves — usually over a few days up to several weeks. It typically relies on technical analysis, chart patterns and news flow.

How it works

You identify setups with defined entry, target and stop-loss and tightly manage risk per trade. Positions are not held for months.

Pros

  • Opportunities across many market phases
  • Shorter capital lock-up than buy & hold

Cons

  • High time and knowledge requirement
  • Costs and taxes eat into returns
  • Emotionally demanding
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Klassische technische Analyse

For educational and informational purposes — not investment advice, not a recommendation to follow this strategy.