The "daily Call" From Option Alpha: Options Trading | Stock Options | Stock Trading | Trading Online

Hey everyone, Kirk here again and welcome back to the daily call. Today, we’re going to talk about the difference between swing trading and day trading. I think the difference between these two is very subtle, but I think people often get it confused, especially if you’re new to trading, whether it’s options trading or stock trading. But here's the reality. Swing trading to me is the ability to trade a security, whether with options or with stock within a range over a shorter period of time. We’ll not necessarily define that shorter period of time because it could be over the course of a couple of days. It could be over the course of a couple of weeks. I’ve often talked to people and I ask them. “Are you a swing trader?” They say, “Yeah. We swing trade the markets monthly or yearly.” Other people might swing trade the markets on a weekly basis, on a multi day basis. But it’s just this idea of trading the market in its random ebbs and flows. I’ve really honestly consider myself to be more than anything probabl