Swing trading US stocks: Practical trade setups & strategies
About this Live Session
Swing trading focuses on capturing short to medium-term price movements, typically by holding positions for a few days to a few weeks. With the right framework, traders can use price action, technical indicators, and disciplined risk management to identify potential trade opportunities in US stocks.
In this session, we will explore practical swing trading setups and strategies that can be applied to US stocks. We will cover how to identify potential opportunities, plan trades, manage risk, and determine entry and exit levels using technical analysis.
The session is designed to help traders build a structured approach to swing trading and better understand how to manage trades across different market conditions.
Key Agenda
What is swing trading and how does it differ from investing and intraday trading?
How to identify stocks with strong momentum and potential trade setups
Key chart patterns, support and resistance, and trend structures to watch
Practical swing trading setups and how to identify entry and exit points
Using technical indicators to confirm trade opportunities
Setting stop losses, profit targets, and managing position size
How to manage trades when market conditions change
Common swing trading mistakes and how to avoid them
Speakers
Viral Shah leads the Analytics function at Vested, where he transforms data into actionable insights across product, growth, and investment initiatives. As a core member of the team, he played a key role in setting up the company's analytics function, helping build a data-driven culture from the ground up.
He holds an M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science from IIIT Bangalore. With over eight years of experience spanning trading, fintech, and analytics, Viral brings a unique blend of quantitative expertise and practical market understanding.
Passionate about investing, finance, and data, he enjoys uncovering patterns that drive better decision-making and simplifying complex analytical concepts into meaningful business insights.
Om Ghawalkar is a Content Specialist at Vested, where he creates educational content on global markets, covering companies, sectors, market trends, and technical analysis. He is also a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), with a strong focus on using technical analysis to understand market trends, identify potential opportunities, and manage risk.
With over six years of experience in trading and markets, Om brings a practical, market-oriented perspective to investing and trading. Prior to Vested, he worked with Share.Market by PhonePe, where he created educational content covering IPOs, companies, sectors ine Indian equity markets.
His areas of expertise include technical analysis, stock selection, entry and exit strategies, risk management, and trading psychology, with an emphasis on turning market concepts into practical frameworks that investors and traders can apply.