day trader
noun
: a speculator who seeks profit from the intraday fluctuation in the price of a security or commodity by completing double trades of buying and selling or selling and covering during a single session of the market
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Without fundamental support, investors (think speculators and day traders) rely on technical items like price barriers and price/volume action.
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Three stocks are generating buzz among day traders banking on a Donald Trump victory next week.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Fifth, having a Friday be the first day of unlocking makes for a potentially volatile stock movement because day traders and short-term speculators will be active.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The day trader, bless him, does not read the room and just keeps gushing about his feelings.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Three stocks are generating buzz among day traders banking on a Donald Trump victory next week.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Fifth, having a Friday be the first day of unlocking makes for a potentially volatile stock movement because day traders and short-term speculators will be active.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The day trader, bless him, does not read the room and just keeps gushing about his feelings.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Day trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trader. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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