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# Trading Strategies and Styles

- **A** **trading strategy**\
  is a predefined approach to making trading decisions: when to enter a trade, when to exit, and how to manage risk. A strategy helps you act systematically and avoid emotional decisions.

  **Popular trading strategies:**
  - **Scalping**\
    a short-term strategy focused on profiting from small price movements. Characterized by a high frequency of trades and rapid profit-taking.\
    Main timeframes: 1 minute (1m), 5 minutes (5m).
  - **Day trading**\
    opening and closing trades within the same day, without holding positions overnight.\
    Main timeframes: intraday - 5 minutes (5m), 15 minutes (15m), short-term - 15 minutes (15m), 1 hour (1h).
  - **Swing trading**\
    a medium-term strategy aimed at capturing movements within price waves or trends, holding positions from several days to a week.\
    Main timeframes: 4 hours (4h), 1 day (1D).
  - **Position trading**\
    a long-term strategy based on fundamental and technical analysis, holding positions for several weeks or months.\
    Main timeframes: 1 day (1D), 1 week (1W).

- **Trading style**\
  a general approach to trading that defines trade frequency, holding duration, and the level of trader involvement.
- **Investing**\
  buying an asset for the long term with the expectation of stable price growth. Often involves low trading activity and minimal risk. \
  Main timeframes: 1 week (1W), 1 month (1M).

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