Swing trading involves holding positions for days to weeks. You generally use hourly and the daily chart, with many a 15m chart to choose a cheaper moment to get into the trade.

Swing traders will often only check their account once or twice per day, and use stop losses and alerts to ensure nothing goes awry when they're not looking.

This is best for people who are patient, are okay with things temporarily moving against them, and want to do fewer, but larger trades.