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Swing Trading

Updated Jun 24, 2026 at 2:35pm

  • 17759f039c88 Foundations of Swing Trading 6 7 1,092
    • 1878d822f745 Definition & Holding Period (Days to Weeks) 1 816
    • 1875712358b1 Swing vs Day vs Position vs Scalp 1 739
    • 18767d614513 The Swing Trader's Edge (Overnight Drift, Institutional Accumulation) 1 818
    • 1877d50b0044 Capital, Margin & Sidestepping the PDT Rule 1 811
    • 1879ac298f6c Instruments Suited to Swing Trading 1 733
    • 1874f98130ee Time Commitment & Part-Time Fit 1 716
  • 1763c5f32645 Market Context & Regime Filters 6 14 1,125
    • 18057dc5577a Trend vs Range Regimes 1 767
    • 180869b2bc5d Index Trend as a Filter (Don't Fight the Tape) 1 775
    • 956cf7d1c20 Market Breadth & Internals 7 8 832
      • 11974cd8ff21 Advance/Decline Line 1 1,196
      • 12014736c3ea New Highs vs New Lows 1 1,203
      • 1198ea3998de McClellan Oscillator & Summation Index 1 1,142
      • 1199f52e952a Percent Above Moving Average (50/200) 1 1,061
      • 1202cfcc0fb5 Breadth Thrusts (Zweig) 1 1,363
      • 12002f809949 TRIN (Arms Index) 1 869
      • 11962f73f674 Up/Down Volume 1 1,131
    • 1807fa6b8367 Sector Rotation & Group Strength 1 899
    • 18064baaf0d2 Relative Strength (RS Line & RS Rating) 1 837
    • 18046f7a0d76 Volatility Regime (VIX) & Stop-Width Adjustment 1 783
  • 1758804ceb33 Chart & Timeframe Framework 4 5 953
    • 1777c16363dc Daily Chart as Primary 1 1,235
    • 177975069176 Weekly Chart for Trend Context 1 1,277
    • 1778f16b9678 Intraday (4H / 15m) for Entry Refinement 1 1,113
    • 1776c3a2d765 Multi-Timeframe Top-Down Alignment 1 766
  • 1766a04916d8 Swing Setups: Trend-Continuation 6 7 1,235
    • 1820abda7cd6 Bull & Bear Flags / Pennants 1 792
    • 1823a4b0e637 Base & Consolidation Pullback 1 764
    • 182174e2443d Ascending-Triangle Continuation 1 1,128
    • 1822f53efac8 Higher-Low Trend Entry 1 883
    • 18246aaa7067 Moving-Average Crossover Swing 1 815
    • 143443eaf838 Pullback Entries 1 756
  • 176055b5e937 Swing Setups: Breakouts 8 9 836
    • 17870f1216e9 Horizontal Resistance Breakout (+ Volume) 1 830
    • 17868923c5fb 52-Week-High Breakout 1 781
    • 1784f4410e24 Volatility Contraction (VCP) Breakout 1 714
    • 1788bfc75201 Cup-and-Handle / Flat Base 1 895
    • 1790137edaec Darvas Box Breakout 1 880
    • 178570789e3e Failed Breakout / Trap & Reclaim 1 753
    • 1789a4b66b2a Throwback Retest (Breakout-Level Pullback) 1 834
    • 1432a5944400 Breakout Swings 1 1,242
  • 177052fcfe39 Swing Setups: Reversals 6 7 1,469
    • 1844f9ea9ff7 Double Bottom / Double Top 1 708
    • 18431a532c72 Head-and-Shoulders (& Inverse) 1 790
    • 1846f5f536a4 Rising / Falling Wedge Reversal 1 750
    • 18457150a0ca RSI / MACD Divergence Reversal 1 781
    • 1841d1ac6224 Climax / Capitulation Reversal 1 872
    • 1842e7f337f8 Trendline-Break Reversal 1 683
  • 1767fdac0a01 Swing Setups: Mean-Reversion 5 6 1,166
    • 1826e57ddeff Oversold Bounce (RSI-2) 1 771
    • 1257e3eb3230 Bollinger-Band Reversion 1 828
    • 18250c58eb22 Gap Fill 1 905
    • 1827076d8bd4 Snap-Back to VWAP / Moving Average 1 709
    • 1828ce872471 Dead-Cat Bounce (Short) 1 776
  • 17625da03acf Named Swing Frameworks 8 9 1,443
    • 17973188b104 Minervini SEPA & Trend Template 1 880
    • 1798047fe08d Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) 1 1,152
    • 179653c7bcf7 O'Neil CANSLIM & Cup-with-Handle 1 807
    • 180216160500 Weinstein Stage Analysis (Stage-2 Entries) 1 1,204
    • 180315b1b438 Darvas Box Theory 1 1,260
    • 1799886ee218 Wyckoff Accumulation & Distribution 1 803
    • 180146704be5 Kullamagi Episodic Pivots 1 1,203
    • 18006c2e36c4 Elliott Wave (Swing Context) 1 1,204
  • 1774a6b4bd58 Entry Mechanics & Triggers 7 8 1,164
    • 1871882bd8c3 Breakout vs Pullback Entry 1 748
    • 187344445613 Confirmation vs Anticipation Entry 1 769
    • 1870a6d5ecbd Trigger Bars (Inside-Bar, First Green Day, Reclaim) 1 799
    • 18726faec07d Volume / RVOL Confirmation 1 703
    • 1869d71d32e5 Order Tactics (Buy-Stop, Limit, Market) 1 742
    • 18675d4410c4 Scaling In / Pyramiding 1 1,363
    • 186849114a86 Avoiding Extended Chases 1 1,246
  • 176869b6326a Stops & Position Sizing 8 9 693
    • 1830bb2c892c Structural Stops (Below Swing Low / Support) 1 733
    • 18312956be4f ATR-Based Stops (1.5-3x, VIX-Tuned) 1 741
    • 1834aade93a3 The 1-2% Risk-Per-Trade Rule 1 677
    • 1832ec39f2d4 Position-Size Formula (Risk / Stop Distance) 1 1,240
    • 1109ca9bdab8 R-Multiples & Expectancy 1 837
    • 182924877daa Portfolio Heat & Correlation Cap 1 761
    • 183308b282ec Risk-Reward Filtering (2:1 Minimum) 1 656
    • 1433fe554583 Multi-Day Risk Management 1 1,244
  • 17658c25c84b Trade Management & Exits 7 8 1,242
    • 1816e05c7901 Trailing Stops (MA / Chandelier / ATR) 1 817
    • 1815784d8993 Profit Targets (Measured Move / Resistance / R) 1 780
    • 1817a8f9404e Scaling Out 1 731
    • 18181f4a6d5e Time Stops for Stalled Trades 1 711
    • 1814c9812211 Moving to Breakeven 1 751
    • 1819c674523f Managing Gaps Against You 1 813
    • 143500ce0333 Holding Through Earnings (or Not) 1 1,178
  • 1773c3d1bce4 Indicators in a Swing Context 8 9 1,118
    • 186331e4a778 Moving Averages for Swings 1 1,180
    • 1864c004019b MACD for Swings 1 1,215
    • 1859daad5cb7 RSI / Stochastics for Swings 1 1,192
    • 186163462315 ADX (Trend Strength) 1 1,117
    • 186690ae48fb ATR (Volatility & Stops) 1 1,368
    • 1860ef8aa0b8 Bollinger Bands 1 1,117
    • 1862d0af739a Volume & RVOL 1 1,282
    • 186580143cd6 Relative-Strength Line 1 1,191
  • 176425c89a49 Scanning, Screening & Watchlists 5 6 1,287
    • 18126f74e0ea Daily Scan (Above MAs + RS + Volume) 1 1,262
    • 1809b24ece6c Breakout-Ready vs Pullback-Ready Screens 1 1,203
    • 18109d0284f5 Watchlist Construction & Triage 1 1,237
    • 1811b58fc817 Nightly Routine & Pre-Market Prep 1 1,194
    • 181361c76511 Trigger Alerts 1 1,306
  • 17723c4a8917 Swing Trading Psychology 6 7 1,254
    • 18564777b9c9 Overnight & Weekend Holding Anxiety 1 1,185
    • 1855c6c3ade1 Patience for A+ Setups (Anti-FOMO) 1 1,360
    • 18540fa5041a Following the Plan Under Pressure 1 1,292
    • 18536a68273b Drawdowns & Losing Streaks 1 1,151
    • 18572c62235f Avoiding Overtrading 1 1,250
    • 18583efc2140 Journaling & Self-Review 1 1,240
  • 17691f18d17d Building a Swing Trading System 6 7 1,133
    • 18374b0a563a Defining Your Edge (Rules) 1 1,342
    • 1838397f6259 Backtesting Swing Setups 1 1,162
    • 1839c2055d38 Forward / Paper Testing 1 1,253
    • 1836f9416c74 Metrics (Win Rate, Avg R, Expectancy, Drawdown, Profit Factor) 1 1,225
    • 18353b5cca34 The Trade Journal 1 1,255
    • 184017ad556a Periodic Review & Iteration 1 1,341
  • 17619386b5f6 Instruments & Variations 5 6 1,190
    • 17932c6ceec9 Swing Trading Stocks 1 1,272
    • 1795bc23c7b1 Swing Trading ETFs & Sectors 1 1,302
    • 179267f30ed7 Swing Trading Options (Longer-Dated, Defined Risk) 1 1,307
    • 17910352e6cf Swing Trading Crypto (24/7) 1 1,204
    • 1794ece2795d Short-Selling Swings (Borrow, Mechanics, Risk) 1 1,308
  • 1759a5f8730d Edges, Anomalies & Seasonality 5 6 1,205
    • 17804ce45fc5 Momentum / Cross-Sectional Momentum 1 910
    • 1090aeaa1655 Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift (PEAD) 1 923
    • 1783985090b8 Gap Continuation 1 1,279
    • 1781daf71dc2 Turn-of-Month & Seasonality 1 1,311
    • 1782a1cbed5b News & Catalyst Swings 1 1,323
  • 1771e75702e0 Common Failure Modes 6 7 1,249
    • 18478a9637a2 Fighting the Market Regime 1 1,190
    • 1849a13d1336 Oversizing / Ignoring the 2% Rule 1 1,217
    • 1852fedb50c4 Moving or Widening Stops 1 1,265
    • 18506c2b16d2 Trading Without a Defined Edge 1 1,392
    • 1848a7614473 Overtrading & Boredom Trades 1 1,233
    • 185112aaed51 Chasing Extended Moves 1 1,311
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