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StocksToTrade lead trainer, Tim Bohen, introduces day trading and swing trading.
Day traders will buy and sell a stock within the same day, only holding it for a short period of time.
Swing traders hold onto stocks for a short amount of time, but for a few days or weeks rather than a few hours.
Learn how they differ from each other, and who benefits most from these two trading styles.
Bohen also covers the Pattern Day Trader Rule, and how it affects weekly trades.
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25 thoughts on “What is the difference between day trading and swing trading?”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars roobscoob47 says:

    I'm new and INTERESTED… Thanks for the info. I subscribed~

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Panda says:

    I like swing trade. Less stressful and can still run my business.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Erick Ramirez says:

    PDT Rule doesn't apply to you if you convert your account to a Cash Account instead of a margin account.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Greg McLean says:

    Not sure yet, which I like. Thanks to your Weekly Top Stocks, I'm following SUNW. Just realized, watching your Pre-Market Prep this morning, that it is a swing play. Working from home since last March, I can follow a stock while working (no boss over my shoulder;). But, the swing may be better for me as a newbie. I setup SUNW using your day trade Trade Selection Worksheet. I'll go through it again using the Swing Attributes Worksheet. Thx! Lets see what happens when we get a new President tomorrow that should push this green energy play. Thanks again Tim!

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars navajas rs says:

    I understand the definition of PDT, and there's an inconsistency I hear time again. Some explanations seem to imply you need $25k regardless of account, some definitions say that's only for a margin buying account. My account is strictly cash (am not interested at this time, and could not buy on margin even if I wanted to) and I can't get my broker or the interwebs to confirm whether or not the PDT applied to me,

    Help?

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mr. Jay says:

    Swings trading allows the best of both worlds, more sanity and a daily life with fair profits…. My #1 choice by far.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sir Stauph says:

    Thanks mate I am just getting into the trading game with a 100 dollars lol

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jackie Smith says:

    Awesome explanation. Thank you. I've newbie'd myself down to only one more available trade for the next few days, so I am about to learn as much as I can about swing trading. It looks like you have quite a few videos on this platform. I'm about to stalk every one of them. – Just_Jackie_S

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DaveNoCop says:

    Day trading in expensive!!

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Yasser Awad says:

    very informative

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ando’s Question says:

    Just wondering why it’s never mentioned the difference between cash accounts and margin accounts when it come to PTD rule? Bohen does explain in a video the difference between margin and cash account. But that’s the only time…

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars visions4246 says:

    Tim wondering if you Start an account with over the $25k to avoid the PDT rule, if you have some losses and the account goes under the $25K would the PDT rule get put into effect every time the account drops?

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Manny Torres says:

    Tim, so if i understand this correctly i can swing trade as much as i want, correct? But once i start trading the same day is when the pdt comes into play, is that 5 days from the first day trade or 5 days from the last? So i trade on monday, tuesday, and wednesday i can trade again only once on monday? Or start on wednesday? Hope i make scense

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JeanPaul Antonio Towers says:

    Thank you, I'm still learning the drift

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stan Carver says:

    If you buy 1000 shares and sell the same in split sells of 500 each all in the same day is that considered one or two transactions under the PDT rules?

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Khyle and Ashley says:

    Would like to be a day trader eventually but like you mentioned, just starting, swing trading is what has gotten me the best results so far.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars CrazyWaffle5150 says:

    So I can day trade (AS MUCH AS I WANT) in a day or week as long as I have a combined $25,001 in my cash account? If that's thay case. The regulation is not that big of a deal.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brad’s Basement says:

    Hey Tim question why do you seek stocks on there 52 week high wouldn’t you think the stocks price has already met its peak or close to it? Why wouldn’t you look for the 52 week low and all the different cats that are out and some of the sec files and determine if it’s just dipped because of bogus news or promoters hyping up a competitor and buy this and wait for it to go back to its average weekly or monthly trading average? Sorry a Lil long but iv always heard you saying this for the past year and I thought the idea was buy low sell high in my case I just want to buy low and sell most at the average and wait to see where the top is and sell rest as close to that as possible and as a carpenter that builds custom homes I have to swing trade with stop losses set because of the jobs hours

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chris Smith says:

    Thanks Tim B. … 🙂 Great explanations, Swing trades work best for me for know

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars S A says:

    Can you actually trade on stockstotrade or is it only for scanning?

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars razzy p says:

    Give me in and out any day!
    Having said that I've seen some fantastic swing trades slip my fingers! Depends on your personality!
    Cheers Tim.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ALEXPRO13 Garcia says:

    Thanks you to all you do, ,bohen and sikes

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jim says:

    As far as the swing trading,do you recommend a physical stop loss for people that cannot watch the stock the next day/days incase it pulls back while at work/school etc?

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hussain Salehi says:

    Hi Tim, if I day trade once Monday, once Tuesday, once Wednesday, so the next time I will be able to day trade is the next Monday. Is that right? Thanks

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Timothy Sykes says:

    Great explanations Tim!

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