4) Trading Strategy
Day trading is like a fisherman who must come home with the catch before sunset. All positions are closed that same day — nothing is taken home overnight. High adrenaline, high risk, high reward.
Day trading is a strategy of buying and selling stocks within the same day. Day traders never hold positions overnight — all transactions are opened and closed within one trading day.
Day trading is like traditional fishing. Every morning you head to sea (market opens), hunt for fish (trading opportunities), and must return with your catch before dark (market closes). You can't stay overnight because the risk is huge — storms can come (bad overnight news) and your boat is small (limited capital). What matters is coming home safely with some fish, however few.
On the IDX, the most active day trading hours are 09:00-10:30 (opening session) and 13:30-15:00 (near closing). A day trader might buy BBRI at 09:15 when there's upward momentum, then sell at 11:00 after a 1-2% profit. Or buy TLKM on an opening gap up and sell when momentum fades.
After understanding this concept, apply it in tools so decisions become more objective and measurable.
Open Profit / Loss CalculatorCan day trading become a primary income?
It can, but very few succeed. Global statistics show only about 5-10% of day traders are consistently profitable long-term. It requires large capital, high discipline, years of experience, and extremely strong mental fortitude.
What's the difference between day trading and scalping?
Scalping takes very small profits in seconds to minutes with dozens of trades per day. Day trading is more 'relaxed' — positions can be held for hours and profit per trade is larger. Both close positions the same day.
