Some traders think they have to choose between day and swing trading. That’s nonsense…
The best trades work for both because good setups don’t just disappear at the end of the day — they carry momentum into the next session.
Let me add that this isn’t guaranteed, as nothing is guaranteed in trading. But it’s a general rule of thumb that proves correct far more often than not.
I’ve been doing this a long time, and I can tell you this: If a stock is strong enough to be a high-probability day trade, it’s almost always a solid swing trade as well.
The same goes for the short side.
Why Every Good Day Trade Is Also a Swing Trade
When I take a trade — like for example in the Trading Pit — I’m not just looking for a stock to pop for a few minutes. I want something with real strength or weakness — something institutions are pushing, not just a random name that happens to be moving.
Take Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Pinterest (PINS) as examples. In the Pit, we took a quick trade on JNJ at $169 and got out at $169.50. That’s a clean 50-cent move in 15 minutes, which is a very nice payday when you buy the 70-delta options I always recommend.
But what happened after? JNJ held strong and kept climbing, making it a great swing candidate, too.
Same story with Pinterest. We shorted it at $36.60 as it struggled to reclaim VWAP. Within minutes, it dropped to $36.31. That’s a solid day trade, but if you held it overnight, you would have caught even more downside.
This is why I always tell traders in the Pit: If I like a stock for a day trade, it’s because the setup is also strong on a longer time frame. Nothing changes at 4 p.m. except the market closing.
How to Turn Day Trades Into Swing Trades
If you want to hold a trade longer, here’s the simple rule: Take profits on half of your position and let the rest run. That way, you lock in gains but still give yourself exposure to a bigger move.
This works because of one simple truth — stocks that are strong today tend to stay strong tomorrow. And the weak ones don’t magically recover overnight.
You don’t have to overcomplicate this. If you’re in a winning trade and it still looks good into the close, don’t be afraid to hold a piece for an overnight swing.
That’s how you catch the big moves that turn a quick profit into a home run.
I hope that helps!
Roger Scott
Roger Scott Trading
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Stated results are from hypothetical options applied to real published trades from 10/30/23 – 3/10/2025. The result was a 94.2% win rate on 330 trades, an average return of 11.2% including winners and losers and average hold time of less than 24 hours. Performance is not indicative of future results. Trade at your own risk and never risk more than you can afford to lose.
