Education
Learn the market while it is open
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Beginner path
Six lessons in the order most traders need them.
- 01What Is Day Trading?Day trading means opening and closing positions within the same session, so no position is carried overnight.6 min
- 02How Day Trading WorksThe mechanics behind an intraday trade: order routing, the spread, and why liquidity matters.7 min
- 03Day Trading for BeginnersA realistic starting path: learn the vocabulary, size small, journal everything.8 min
- 04Cash vs Margin AccountHow settlement and buying power differ, and where each account type limits your activity.5 min
- 05The Pattern Day Trader RuleWhat counts as a day trade, how the classification is triggered, and how traders work around it.5 min
- 06Market Orders vs Limit OrdersSpeed versus price control, and when each order type helps or hurts.5 min
Popular strategies
Setups traders stream most often
Intermediate
Momentum Trading
Trading in the direction of an unusually strong move while participation stays heavy.
Read guide BeginnerBreakout Trading
Entering as price leaves a defined range with volume confirmation.
Read guide IntermediateGap Trading
Trading the open when price starts far from the previous close.
Read guide AdvancedScalping
Many small trades built on order flow and tight, mechanical risk.
Read guide IntermediateVWAP Trading
Using the volume weighted average price as the session's reference level.
Read guide AdvancedPremarket Trading
Trading before the bell, where levels form but liquidity is thin.
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