What is Position Trading?

[Mdraghib]

Position trading is a long-term trading strategy where traders hold their positions for weeks, months, or even years to benefit from major market trends. Unlike day trading or scalping, which focus on short-term price movements, position trading relies heavily on fundamental analysis—such as economic data, interest rates, and global events—along with long-term technical indicators. Traders using this approach are less concerned with daily price fluctuations and more focused on capturing large, sustained moves. In simple terms, if you’ve ever wondered what is position trading, it’s about patience, discipline, and riding the “big waves” of the market instead of chasing small ripples.

[Zeologic]

Position trading strategies require a great deal of patience, as they can hold positions for months or even years. I've never used this strategy for forex trading at FXOpen. The high market volatility makes me more suited to day trading or occasional swing trading.

[pradegxs]

Position trading is patience and in FX my testing with HFM says the edge improves when you anchor to macro (policy cycle/terms of trade) and let technicals handle timing

[tradesprint]

Its all depends on traders' personality as some can notice changes immediately and quickly reacts to them so they can be good at short term trading or scalping while others need some time to understand and react, they are the position traders in my opinion.

[Zeologic]

I've never even used a position trading strategy while trading at FXOpen, which also requires a certain amount of capital to withstand price movements over a large timeframe. I find day trading or swing trading safer.

[Mdraghib]

On 9/19/2025 at 4:41 AM, Zeologic said:

Position trading strategies require a great deal of patience, as they can hold positions for months or even years. I've never used this strategy for forex trading at FXOpen. The high market volatility makes me more suited to day trading or occasional swing trading.

True, position trading does require a lot of patience since trades can last for months or even years. But if you ever want to explore it, you can start small maybe hold a position for a few weeks and gradually build confidence. Over time, you’ll learn how to filter out daily noise and focus on long-term trends. Even if you’re more comfortable with day or swing trading right now, adding position trading to your toolkit can give you a more balanced approach to the markets.

[Mdraghib]

On 9/23/2025 at 5:09 PM, tradesprint said:

Its all depends on traders' personality as some can notice changes immediately and quickly reacts to them so they can be good at short term trading or scalping while others need some time to understand and react, they are the position traders in my opinion.

Yes, I agree with your thoughts.