Intermediate · 7 lessons · Free
Swing trading: pullbacks and mean reversion
Swing trades last from a couple of days to a few weeks and come in two families: buying pullbacks within a trend, and betting that a short-term stretch snaps back. This course explains when each works, how to define entries, stops and exits for pullbacks, crosses, short-term dips and volatility squeezes, how to size and manage positions through gaps and earnings, and how to build and test a routine without overfitting it. Lessons 2 to 5 map to Clear Tape preset systems whose exact rules you can read, screen with and backtest.
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Lessons
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Lesson 1
What swing trading isSwing traders hold positions for a few days to a few weeks and decide on daily bars. This lesson separates the two main families of swing trades, explains why both can work at different time horizons, and shows how to read the market regime before choosing one.
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Lesson 2
Buying pullbacks in trendsA pullback lets you join an uptrend at a better price with a natural place for the stop. This lesson builds the 21-day EMA pullback step by step, explains how to judge the depth and character of a pullback, and shows how support levels add confluence.
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Lesson 3
Moving-average crossesA moving-average cross is the simplest mechanical way to follow a trend. This lesson explains what a 10/20 EMA cross measures, why it lags and whipsaws, which filters reduce false signals, and how to manage the trade from entry to the opposite cross.
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Lesson 4
Short-term mean reversionShort-term mean reversion buys a sharp, brief decline in a stock that is still in a long-term uptrend and sells into the first bounce. This lesson explains the RSI(2) approach, why the exit comes on strength, why tight stops tend to hurt these trades, and how to cap the risk instead.
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Lesson 5
Volatility contractionPeriods of unusually narrow ranges tend to be followed by wider ones. This lesson explains volatility clustering, the Bollinger Band squeeze, Toby Crabel's narrow-range days and inside days, why the first breakout often fails, and how to define entry, stop and exit for expansion trades.
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Lesson 6
Risk and trade managementThe setups in this course differ, but they share the same risk problems: where to stop out, how many shares to buy, what to do about gaps and earnings, and how to avoid holding five versions of the same bet. This lesson turns those questions into rules.
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Lesson 7
Building and testing a swing routineA set of rules becomes a trading method only when it runs as a routine and has been tested honestly. This lesson lays out a daily cycle of scan, plan, execute and review, explains the backtest statistics that matter, and shows how to keep a backtest from flattering a system.
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