Swing Trading Vs. Position Trading - Matt Petrallia CMT

Feb 14, 2024

Matt Petrallia, a seasoned trader with over 20 years of experience, dives deep into the nuances of swing and position trading. He shares his mental approach to trading, emphasizing the importance of aligning strategies with individual goals. Discover the pros and cons of each trading style, including the need for flexible decision-making based on market conditions. Matt encourages traders to embrace failure as a learning tool and highlights the significance of risk management and developing personalized trading rules for success.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Aligning Trading Strategies with Personal Goals

02:01 • 27min

Swing vs Position Trading: Strategies and Mindsets

28:31 • 17min

Personalizing Trading Rules for Psychological Success

45:55 • 2min

Mastering Swing Trading Strategies

48:09 • 22min

Navigating Trading Strategies: Swing vs. Position

01:10:36 • 17min

Aligning Trading Strategies with Personal Goals

01:27:45 • 4min

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Matt Petrallia CMT is a professional trader with more than 20 years of experience blending both swing trading and position trading strategies. While some traders supersize positions on volatile stocks to try to earn super performance Matt is more focused on staying mentally balanced while his account climbs higher.In this video Matt discusses his approach the pros and cons to both swing and position trading along with his guidelines for each. Matt will always determine which category a trade fits in before he makes it. This way he always knows which set of rules to follow which in turn reduces the mental stress of trading.Swing Trading:- Catching short to medium term 'swings' in price- Compound account quickly; high turnover- Duration: 1 day to 2 weeks (market dependent)- Trading time frame: daily charts- Expectation: Ideally 3-5RPosition Trading:- Catching medium to long term price trends- Requires sitting through pullbacks / earnings reports- Focus on weekly charts - fine tune with daily- Requires some knowledge of fundamentals- Lasts anywhere between one week to many months or even 1+ years- Larger R Multiple return is possible but comes with opportunity cost.He concludes by encouraging viewers to embrace failure and use it as a learning tool stating that traders who rush the process of attaining trading knowledge are more likely to fail. Matt stresses to always be in trade alignment: Time Frame, Duration, and Expectation.Follow Matt Petrallia on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/theEquilibriumLearn directly from Matt: https://www.tradingequilibrium.com/Enjoy!- The TraderLion Team-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Next-Generation Stock Screener: https://links.traderlion.com/Deepvue-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Stay in touch:Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TraderLion_Timestamps:00:00 - Introducing Matt Petrallia02:37 - Trade Alignment11:20 - Creating Expectations18:36 - Personalizing Trading System26:14 - Swing Trading Rules & Expectations32:45 - Paying Yourself on Winners36:35 - Position Trading Rules & Expectations40:41 - Position Trade Management48:00 - 2023 Trading Results & Examples53:26 - PLTR & PTX Trade Example1:00:09 - SPOT, DKNG, NVDA Trade Examples1:11:36 - AMD Deep Dive (Swing Trade)1:27:43 - Closing Trading Advice