Intraday, swing, delivery, positional and the technical-analysis toolkit.
Intraday trading means buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading session so that all positions are squared off before the market closes.
Swing trading is a medium-term trading style where positions are held for two days to several weeks to capture a single directional price move or 'swing'.
Positional trading is a medium-to-long-term strategy where traders hold positions for days to several months to capture significant price moves.
Delivery trading is buying shares and taking full ownership into your Demat account, holding them beyond the trading day without any obligation to square off.
Margin trading lets you buy securities by paying only a fraction of the total cost, with your broker funding the rest at an agreed interest rate.
A stop-loss order is an instruction placed with your broker to automatically exit a position once the price reaches a specified adverse level, limiting potential losses.
Risk management is the process of identifying, measuring and controlling the financial exposure on every trade so that no single loss can seriously damage a trader's capital.
Technical analysis is the study of past price and volume data on charts to forecast future market direction and identify trading opportunities.
Fundamental analysis is the process of evaluating a company's intrinsic value by examining its financial statements, business model, management quality, and economic environment.
Candlestick patterns are visual formations on a price chart that help traders anticipate potential reversals or continuations in market direction based on historical price action.
Support and resistance are price levels on a chart where buying or selling pressure has historically been strong enough to halt or reverse the prevailing trend.
A moving average is a technical indicator that smooths out price data over a chosen period to reveal the underlying trend direction of a security.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and magnitude of recent price changes on a scale of 0 to 100 to identify overbought or oversold conditions.
The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a momentum-based technical indicator that reveals trend direction, strength, and potential reversals by comparing two exponential moving averages.
Bollinger Bands are a volatility-based technical indicator consisting of a middle moving average and two outer bands that expand and contract with market volatility.
VWAP (Volume-Weighted Average Price) is the average price a security has traded at throughout the day, weighted by volume at each price level.
Fibonacci retracement is a technical analysis tool that uses horizontal lines at key Fibonacci ratios to identify potential support and resistance zones during a price pullback.
Chart patterns are recurring formations on price charts that traders use to anticipate future price direction based on historical buying and selling behaviour.
Breakout trading is a strategy where a trader enters a position when the price of a security moves decisively beyond a defined support or resistance level, expecting the move to continue.
Scalping is an ultra-short-term trading strategy where traders open and close multiple positions within seconds to minutes, aiming to profit from tiny price movements.
An order type is the instruction you give your broker specifying exactly how and when your buy or sell trade should be executed in the stock market.
A market order executes immediately at the best available price, while a limit order executes only at a price you specify or better.
Paper trading is the practice of simulating buy and sell trades in financial markets using virtual money, allowing traders to learn and test strategies without risking real capital.
Backtesting is the process of applying a trading strategy to historical market data to evaluate how it would have performed before committing real money.
Trading psychology refers to the mental and emotional factors - chiefly discipline, fear, and greed - that influence a trader's decision-making and ultimately determine long-term success in financial markets.
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