Trump is the Best Friend of Day Traders and the Enemy of Swing Traders

The actions of Trump create the volatility necessary for day traders but harms swing traders.

 

Volatility friend of day trader, but not too much.

 

You think swing traders don't bother to measure volatility?

 

I think it's false.
We had 2 nice swings since inauguration.
How many day traders blew up since then ?
Guess most day traders do not thrive on volatility.

 

I’ve done one trade since liberation day and it’s doing exceptionally well.

 

Nah, I've made more money swing trading this year than any other year combined. It's too easy to predict the outcome of his actions.

For anyone to say they are profitable day trading right now is just silly. The markets are rising, even a monkey could be successful day trading.

 

Why do you feel that way?

 

Price tend to overshoot undershoot levels when Volatility is too high. Sudden spike becomes even more unpredictable. and nowaday you get crazy slippage too even you are trading micro.

 

SPY has returned 1.1% since January 1, 2025. ; May 01 2025.
The QQQ (Invesco QQQ Trust) ETF has seen a return of roughly 0.69% year-to-date (YTD) as of the end of April 2025.

Your response is plain nonsense and the result of typical ignorance by clueless ET posters.

 

Traders don't need this much volatility.