Types of Traders

Many beginners confuse trading styles and end up mixing them. Here’s a short guide that helps you understand which approach might suit you best.
The trading world has its own language that can be hard to understand when you’re just getting started. Let’s take a look at the main trading styles and what they mean.

Scalping – active trading with lots of quick trades, often within minutes.

Day trading – dynamic style, a few trades during the day.

Swing trading – calm and patient, 2–5 trades per month.

Position trading – deliberate and steady, about one trade per quarter.

Investing – strategic, holding positions for 3 months or longer — sometimes for years.

With experience, most traders develop a mix of strategies. For example, investing might mean buying stocks or crypto you plan to pass down to your kids, or simply waiting for long-term targets.
Frequent trading gives good practice and helps you understand what style truly fits you. But over time, the number of trades usually goes down.

For me, a combination works best — intraday trading keeps me in tune with the market, while my investment positions stay focused on the bigger picture.

By the way — opening the chart, kicking the market door open with 10x leverage, and clicking buttons just to feel alive, YOLO and pray … that’s not a trading strategy.
That’s called dopamine gambling, and it belongs in a casino, not in your portfolio

And what about you — what’s your style?