Trading Basics: A Beginner’s Guide
Trading involves buying and selling financial instruments (like stocks, forex, cryptocurrencies, or commodities) to profit from price movements. Types of Trading - Day Trading: Buying and selling within the same day (no overnight positions). - Swing Trading: Holding trades for days or weeks to capture medium-term trends. - Position Trading: Long-term investing (months/years) based on fundamentals. - Scalping: Extremely short-term trades (seconds/minutes) for small profits. Markets - Stocks: Shares of publicly traded companies (like, Apple, Tesla). - Forex (FX): Currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD, GBP/JPY). - Cyptocurrencies: Digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum. - Commodities: Gold, oil, silver, etc. - Indices: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones (traded via ETFs or futures).