What is Swing Trader?

Swing trading is a market trading strategy that attempts to capture short- to medium-term gains based on fluctuations in the value of stocks, commodities, and/or currencies over a few days or weeks. In order to be effective, swing traders must actively monitor their positions and time trades meticulously. Their risk/reward ratio sits on the spectrum between that of day traders and trend traders. In most cases, swing traders typically rely on charted technical indicators to identify viable trading opportunities, although technical analysis is regarded by many as an imperfect science.