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What Is Intraday? • "Within the day" is what intraday means. The word is a shorthand in the financial world for shares that trade on the exchanges during normal business hours. • Stocks and exchange-traded funds are examples of these instruments (ETFs). • Intraday Tradingfrequently applies to the asset's peaks and falls over the course of the day. Intraday market changes are especially important for short-term or day traders who want to make multiple trades in a single trading session. • When the market closes, these frantic traders will close all of their positions.
Intraday Trading Strategies Traders use numerous intraday strategies. These strategies include: • Range trading, which mainly uses support and resistance levels to decide their buy and sell decisions, vs. scalping, which seeks to make various small gains on small price shifts during the day • News-based trading is a form of trading that takes advantage of the increased volatility that occurs as a result of breaking news. • High-frequency trading strategies leverage small or short-term market inefficiencies using sophisticated algorithms.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Intraday Trading Pros • Danger from overnight news or off-hours broker shifts has no effect on positions. • Stop-loss orders that are too close will protect positions. • Increased leverage is available to daily traders. • A variety of trades have more hands-on learning opportunities. Cons • Multiple commission costs result from frequent trades. • Mutual funds, for example, are off-limits. • It's possible that a place won't have enough time to make a profit until it needs to be closed out. • Losses can quickly accumulate, particularly if transactions are financed on margin.
Conlusion • To summarize, to succeed in intraday trading, one must realize that it is a full-time commitment of time and money, not a part-time or alternative source of income. As a result, if you're a novice, stick to the law and trust your gut instincts. You could just come out on top!