# Does Intraday Equity trading success even exist?
**URL:** https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030
**Category:** Trading
**Created:** [July 26, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030 "2022-07-26T18:25:45Z")
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### Author:  [@jay11](https://tradingqna.com/u/jay11)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/24 "2022-07-27T19:11:18Z")
Your question is genuine and your points are all valid. Your understanding about swing trading is absolutely correct. Let me answer some of your points -
> [@GB26](#):
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> As it is clear that you have been a lot of work, did you think of swing or positional trading and not just intraday?
Yes, I did. Generated returns as well. But, two things kept me from doing that on regular basis. One is overnight risk which I was not able to manage in my early months of trading because my stop loss management was poor. Other one is lack of capital. Intraday became more attractive as margin availability was good at that time.
> [@GB26](#):
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> I mean if one can dedicate fully for trading, create screeners, doing back testing, calculating charges, looking at charts every minute for 6 hours, having a system in place, so why cannot all of this be used for delivery trades. Is it important that it should be intraday only?
The reason I am not able to do swing trading now is still the same, other than managing SL as I can do that now. But, another big reason of avoiding swing trades now is that you can’t take bullish trades overnight when the market is not in a bullish trend anymore. I know that everything is not negative, but after 2 years of bull market the risk of a flash crash or gap downs is really high. Gap downs also result in order slippages.
> [@GB26](#):
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> From my very little experience, I find delivery trades relatively easy compared to intraday. Not that all delivery trades will be profitable, they fail many times, and stop loss has to be applied if the capital is limited, but with experience, I believe one can be good at this.
For sure, there is no doubt at all. But, one has to understand that swing trading is particularly hard during bear markets. You are in a high risk of gap downs, news based issues, results, corporate announcements and lot more. I am still doing wing trading, but on paper for now. I am trying to follow big money to make it more reliable and less prone to breakdowns.
> [@GB26](#):
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> I know this is a different way of making money, but still the opportunity exists, and I guess the effort put here is less compared to intraday, with more peace of mind.
See, the best part of intraday trading is “Margin” and “No overnight risks”. On the other hand, swing trading will give you ample amount of time to analyse a trade, take an entry and wait for it to pan out, easily move the stop losses and manage everything. Yet, you have to keep an eye on news, announcements, sector trend, market trend etc.
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### Author:  [@GB26](https://tradingqna.com/u/GB26)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/25 "2022-07-27T20:00:11Z")
Agree, both have their pros and cons.
My point was from the returns angle. If the same expected return can be achieved, over the long run, then swing trading I think is better, because I feel if such an effort is put in delivery trades, the results will be better.
Also, we can use screeners to find the stocks that are in momentum, even if the broader indices are trending down. As there will be stocks that go up despite market going down.
Of course, the effect of broader indices will be there on these stocks too, so the waiting period for the trades to be profitable will be more. And yes, news pertaining to that company or to the sector will influence the trade.
I personally find intraday nerve racking, so much happening in few seconds, so I find swing trading better. Some may find intraday better with margin, stop loss, no delivery, long and short etc, and they are ready on their toes, act quick.
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### Author:  [@hitesh\_modi](https://tradingqna.com/u/hitesh_modi)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/26 "2022-07-28T02:02:53Z")
Both have there pros and cons
1 has to decide what he likes
day trade or swing or position trade
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### Author:  [@Chetan\_Nahata](https://tradingqna.com/u/Chetan_Nahata)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/27 "2022-08-01T11:00:21Z")
I think given the Intraday margins and picking the right stocks working on watchlist before hand can help out find stocks with potential moves large enough give good returns. i started working on my watchlists early on and could really see the differences in the returns and stuff 🙂
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### Author:  [@NupurMallaya](https://tradingqna.com/u/NupurMallaya)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/28 "2022-08-03T07:54:59Z")
Backtest all you can to irradiate any doubt that lingers in your mind. Take time to understand the factors involved in reducing your chances for earning profit and work on making it better. Sometimes, even if you have a profitable strategy, because of the constant changes in the market, you may not achieve profit. Be prepared, either way. Eventually, through experience, you will learn.
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### Author:  [@TntTrilochanHansda](https://tradingqna.com/u/TntTrilochanHansda)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/29 "2022-08-13T08:46:45Z")
I can see at what stage you are in and your trading style is 99% youtube learned and i was facing the same problem last year. It feels like I have done everything but somehow it’s too hard or impossible to make money from equity trading . i will tell you clear facts which i have faced , youtube learning is good for investing but not for intraday because intraday is a very skillful game , it’s like a circuit board you may know everything but how you use it or arrange it, little little changes make all the difference and those things only a pro can tell you . So to make a circuit board work you need to have all the connecting dots and also you should know how to use it so that current will pass and work for you.
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### Author:  [@CosmicSlice](https://tradingqna.com/u/CosmicSlice)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/30 "2024-07-22T08:56:05Z")
So what happened ? having the same issue as you even though i capture big moves in intraday still not left with any profits as costs eat most of them.
Did you find a solution ? or switched to swing trading ?
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### Author:  [@Rajini\_Mani](https://tradingqna.com/u/Rajini_Mani)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2024, 5:42am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/31 "2024-12-20T05:42:41Z")
Intraday is a losing game esp if you trade in stocks… You will get only 25% from your profits post tax … If your broker doesn’t charge you for intraday still your profit may be close to 45% post tax… so you end up paying tax in any case… Your win loss ratio has to be 2:1 always which is very difficult… its not worth the time we spend on analysis and our BP shooting up… I have been doing that for years and kind of addicted., now decided to do something else… the only thing it taught me is to be patient…
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### Author:  [@james150490](https://tradingqna.com/u/james150490)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-intraday-equity-trading-success-even-exist/134030/32 "2024-12-20T15:04:05Z")
Sir plz think , we are really tough to search index , in Sensex we have to type full Sensex not from strike price ,
Plz make arrangement that by typing just figure sort index
Suppose I want to search 78000 Sensex call
Then u have to type Sensex 78000 full and it takes a lot of time and till then price goes very fluctuations
If direct search from 78000 I found Sensex then it quill be very fine . Plz do needfulll
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