The answer actually boils down to two main points:
Increasing your active income, meaning managing your salary and accumulated capital effectively.
To invest, you first need to have capital to invest. This step is often overlooked. From experience, I can say that without cash flow, your success rate will remain very low.
There isn't just one way to manage capital. Each trading style has a different purpose and requires a different psychology. Therefore, instead of asking which is better, it's more logical to ask which is more suitable.
- In Day Trading, trades are opened and closed on the same day; positions are not carried over to the night. Following news flow, risk management, and stop-loss discipline are the backbone here.
- In Swing Trading, trades can last for days, sometimes weeks. The goal is to catch a medium-term trend. The most critical thing is patience and sticking to the plan.
- In Position Trading, positions can be held for weeks or even months. The aim is to profit from major trends. This is where macroeconomic developments and fundamental analysis come into play.
-Long-term investing works on the principle of becoming a partner in strong companies for years. The long-term growth story of the company is more important than daily price movements.
My most important advice is this: there is no such thing as the right trading method. There is a trading method that suits your personality. If you are impatient, long-term investing will be difficult for you. Similarly, if you have little screen time and are easily affected by momentary mood swings, day trading is not for you.
Technical analysis alone is not what separates long-term winners in the market. Discipline, risk management, and psychology are often more important than the strategy itself.
I don't stick to a single trading style. I try to improve myself in three areas: swing trading, position trading, and long-term investing. While a portion of my portfolio always remains long-term, I am more active with the other portion during periods when I see opportunities.
I sometimes do day trading on indices and commodities during days of high volatility. But my goal is not to trade constantly, but to take advantage of high-probability opportunities. Sometimes these trades are carried over a few days as planned and turn into swing trading.
I believe a good investor isn't someone who blindly adheres to a single strategy, but someone who can choose the right strategy based on market conditions. Being flexible, managing risk, and sticking to a plan instead of letting emotions get the better of you are some of the biggest advantages in the long run.
For me, what matters isn't the strategy I use, but the strategy that wins. The market doesn't offer the same opportunity every day. Sometimes the right decision is to make a trade, and sometimes it's to wait patiently.
My charts and strategies have a simpler and clearer picture than most people. The rules and zones are predetermined. Even someone who doesn't understand these things can make some sense of what they see, but it's absolutely essential to know that looking and seeing are not the same thing.
Simplicity is the highest level of complexity one can achieve...
"Da Vinci"
