Handbook / How we trade
Swing trades
Ride one bigger move for a few days to a few weeks.
In one sentence
A swing trade is held for a few days to a few weeks, to catch one bigger move.
Why it matters
Swing trades move slower than day trades. You do not need to watch the screen all day.
But you hold overnight. News can come out while the market is closed. Price can open far from where it closed. So the stop matters even more.
Do this
- Set your stop before you enter. The system's swing cards always show a stop. Sage's own posts don't always include one at entry — the METU example below is one of those.
- Check the target. Our posts show how far the target is compared to the stop.
- Size the trade so that hitting the stop is a loss you can live with. See Position size in plain numbers.
- Follow the updates. When a stop is raised or a trade is closed, it posts in the swing updates channel.
- When the plan says get out, get out. Do not move the stop further away.
Real example
This is how the system's swing cards (#swing-entries) are laid out. Sage's own posts in #swing-trades are short messages, like the two below.
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Entry | The price to get in |
| Stop | The price to get out if the trade is wrong |
| Target | The price to take profit |
| R : R | How far the target is, compared to the stop |
| Risk / share | How much you lose per share if the stop is hit |
| Status | Open, closed with a win, closed with a loss, or cancelled |
| Why | A few short reasons for the trade |
Each system card also says it is education and not a recommendation.
Two real swing trades, one loss and one win. These are Sage's own posts in the swing trades channel, word for word. "SL" means stop loss. Under each one is how it closed in his real trade log.
METU — a loss.
2026-05-06: "Adding significantly to METU $25.40" · "Avg $25.70"
2026-05-13: "Making METU a 20% position for me"
2026-06-04: "METU SL $24"
The entry posts didn't include a stop. The $24 stop was posted on June 4, and he sold the next day below it, for his biggest loss on the log:
- Shares
- 8,255
- Average cost
- $25.2142
- Sold at
- $23.7102
KORU — a win.
2026-08-04: "Koru SL $14" · "Zero risk on a large investment" · later that day: "Koru SL $16.50"
2026-08-14: "If you are in my KORU position congrats you're up 73%. Lock in SL at $20.65 and let the back half of the position ride…"
He raised the stop as the trade worked, then sold:
- Shares
- 350
- Average cost
- $13.03
- Sold at
- $22.46
The original KORU entry post isn't in our saved channel record, so it isn't shown.
METU shows Sage adding to a position. STS's "never add" rule is for STS day trades. Swing and long-term trades follow their own written rules.
Sage's personal position sizes are his own and often larger than the rule we teach. This is not advice. Our sizing rule is on Position size in plain numbers.
Common mistakes
- Moving the stop further away. If price hits the stop, the idea was wrong. Take the small loss.
- Holding too big a position overnight. A gap can jump past your stop. Size for that.
- Ignoring the updates. Swing trades change over days. Check the updates channel.