Summary of Brian Pezim's How To Swing Trade

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Brian Pezim's How To Swing Trade in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Swing trading is a type of trading in which you hold positions in stocks or other investments over a period of time that can range from one day to a few weeks or more. If you are a beginner trader, this book will equip you with an understanding of where to start, how to start, what to expect from swing trading, and how you can develop your own strategy based on your personal goals. If you are a trader with some existing experience, this book will give you some insights on the author’s approach to swing trading, rules that I follow and some strategies that I have used over the years to make profitable trades.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669343561

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Insights on Brian Pezim's How to Swing Trade

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author is a swing trader, which means he trades a variety of different assets over a period of time ranging from a few days to several weeks. He will teach you the fundamentals of swing trading, and how it is different from other trading styles such as day trading and position trading.

#2

A beginner should start with the most basic strategies, such as trend following, before moving on to more complex ones. Such a strategy is called a swing trade. A beginner should also start by trading stocks, as the stock market is the most accessible and easiest for a beginner to trade.

#3

You must actively manage your risk and capital at all times. This means you must trade with a plan that takes into account how much you are risking on a trade versus how much you hope to make. A good trader will only enter trades that are expected to give them at least 2 times the reward for the risk they are taking.

#4

A routine for a swing trader is to constantly monitor the market and find tradable entries. You can do this by using either a charting program or a trading platform. A trade journal is also important because it allows you to track your trades and make adjustments to your trading approach as needed.

#5

At the very back of this book, I have included a Glossary of the most common terms you will come across while trading stocks. If you don’t remember the meaning of a term, look it up in the Glossary.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

A swing trader is looking for stocks that they believe will move in a relatively predictable manner for a period of as little as one day to several weeks or more. Day trading and position trading involve different risks and rewards, and is best suited for different kinds of investors.

#2

Day trading is the act of trading stocks within a