Here is a list of trading strategies used by different types of traders to make money in the markets. Day trading: Day traders open and close their trades inside regular market hours. Day traders avoid the risk of overnight gaps but can only profit from intraday price moves. They close their positions by the end of the trading day and go out flat. Scalping: Scalpers profit by quickly buying and selling throughout the trading day targeting micro profits. Scalpers edge comes from their speed of execution and getting in and out of trades as fast as possible with a profit. They trade on the smallest time frame in seconds … (full story)