Trend trading is often compared and contrasted with day trading. Day traders are those who, typically, open and close a position in a stock the same trading session. That means that they try not to have any open positions in any stock at the close of the trading day. Day traders do sometimes hold for longer than that, but not much longer. On the other hand, it’s also true that there are short-term trend traders who may only hold an opened position for 15 to 30 minutes.
Trend trading strategies are fundamentally different from those of the day trader, however. While a day trader is trying to capitalize on volatility, the trend trader is trying to make non-volatile decisions. A trend trader may hold a position in a stock for weeks, months, or even a year or so. Trend traders are interested in liquidity, not volatility, for the most part.
