SCALPERS
- Time frame: Very short term
- Holding period: Seconds to minutes (< 120 seconds)
- Focus: Monitoring for 30 min. when market opens
- Charts: 1 minute
- USD $25,000 minimum or CDF
- High leverage, high intensity
DAY TRADERS
- Time frame: Short term (< 24 hours)
- Holding period: Day only. No overnight positions
- Focus: Constant monitoring after market opens
- Charts: 1- & 5 minute
- USD $25,000 minimum or CDF
- High leverage, high intensity
SWING TRADERS
- Time frame: Short term
- Holding period: Days to weeks (< 2 weeks)
- Focus: ½ to 1 hour before market opens
- Charts: Daily
- Leverage with low intensity (CFDs)
POSITION INVESTORS
- Time frame: Long term
- Holding period: Months to years.
- Focus: Fundamentals
- Charts: Weekly and daily
- Review: Weekly or quarterly
- No leverage, loans or CFDs