For swing traders
Swing strategies for traders who hold for days, not minutes
A swing trade lasts from a couple of days to a few weeks. You are not watching every tick; you are holding through closes, opens, weekends and sometimes a results announcement. That changes what you need from a strategy: a stop-loss wide enough to survive ordinary noise, exits worth the wait, and a plan for the morning the market gaps against you.
Three of WizeBuySell's eight TradingView strategies hold positions for days: Bank Nifty Options Swing, Nifty Hedged Positional Option Selling and Shares Swing Trade. Each plots on your own chart what to trade and where to exit. This page explains how each one holds and exits, a routine that fits around a job, and why position size is your only real defence against a gap.
Short charts, long holds
None of these three strategies reads a daily chart. Bank Nifty Options Swing works on 15-minute candles, the hedged Nifty strategy on 5-minute candles and Shares Swing Trade on 30-minute candles. The shorter chart times the entry and the exit; the position itself stays open across sessions until the strategy marks an exit.
That means labels can appear during market hours, not only after the close. You still need a few fixed moments in the day to look at the chart. What you do not need is to sit through every candle, because nothing here is designed to be closed by 3:30 pm.
Three swing strategies side by side
| Aspect | Bank Nifty Options Swing | Nifty Hedged Positional Option Selling | Shares Swing Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chart | 15-minute | 5-minute | 30-minute |
| What you hold | A bought Bank Nifty call or put | A sold Nifty option plus a bought hedge | NSE cash shares, long only |
| What the entry names | CE or PE, strike, same-month or next-month expiry | Both legs, e.g. “Sell 23800 PE / Buy 23700 PE (Hedge)” | Long entry with quantity |
| How it exits | At T1, marked on the chart | Half exits, expiry exits, side switch on a trend flip | TP1 and TP2 partial exits, trend exit for the rest |
| What works against you | Time decay every night you hold | A sharp move through the sold strike | Gaps on results and news |
Strike figures are illustrative. Shares Swing Trade comes with a dedicated watchlist of stocks to run it on.
How each one carries a position
Bank Nifty Options Swing picks the strike and uses the monthly expiry, same month or next month, so a trade has time to work. It still exits at the first target. Holding a bought option for days only makes sense when the expiry is far enough away that a few slow sessions do not drain the premium.
The hedged Nifty strategy sells one option and buys a further strike in the same signal, so the position is a defined-risk spread rather than a naked sale. When the trend flips it switches side. It marks half exits and expiry exits, and when a position is carried forward it shows a roll-over re-entry into the next expiry.
Shares Swing Trade buys shares, not derivatives. It books part of the position at TP1, more at TP2, and exits the rest when the trend turns. There is no expiry, so the only clock is your own patience.
A routine that fits around a job
Swing trading suits people who cannot watch from 9:15 to 3:30. Fix the times you look, and keep them.
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Check the chart at fixed times
Once around mid-morning, once in the afternoon and once after the close is enough for most days. Note any new label and where the open position's exit sits.
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Size from the stop-loss before you enter
Divide the amount you are willing to lose on this trade by the distance from entry to stop-loss. That is your quantity. Wide stop-loss, small quantity.
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Keep a stop-loss order live every day
Many brokers cancel pending stop-loss orders at the end of the day. Re-enter yours each morning, or use a longer-dated trigger order if your broker offers one.
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Skip entries the open has already run past
If a gap has taken price well beyond the level where the label appeared, the risk you planned no longer exists. Let that one go.
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Follow the exits the chart marks
Book at TP1 and TP2, act on a half exit or a roll-over the day it appears. Do not hold a bought option past its exit hoping for more.
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Review once a week
Past signals stay on the chart, so scroll back over the week and compare each label with what you actually did.
A stop-loss does not protect you from an overnight gap
A stop-loss is the price at which you plan to exit. It is not the price at which you will exit. Say SBIN closes at ₹850 with your stop-loss at ₹830, then opens at ₹810 on bad news. Your order fills near ₹810 and the loss is double what you planned. A bought option can open far below its last price for the same reason. The numbers are illustrative.
The strategies read price. They do not predict news, gaps or events, and they are not investment advice. The only defence against a gap is position size: small enough that a gap through the stop-loss hurts but does not end your month.
Results season, policy days and expiry weeks
Quarterly results are the most common reason a good-looking swing entry fails. A stock can gap hard either way on the numbers, and the chart from the evening before tells you nothing about which way. Check the results date before you enter, and consider exiting ahead of it.
Index-wide events matter to the Bank Nifty and hedged Nifty positions too. On Budget day, RBI policy day or the morning after a US Fed decision, the open often gaps. Expiry week adds its own movement for the option strategies. Expiry dates get revised, so check the current NSE circular rather than going by memory.
- The results date of every stock you hold or plan to buy
- RBI policy and Union Budget dates
- US Fed decision nights, which show up in the next morning's open
- The current expiry calendar for Nifty and Bank Nifty options
Sizing a position you will hold overnight
Shares are the easiest to size. You choose the quantity down to one share, so the rupee risk to the stop-loss can match your plan exactly. Many swing traders begin with Shares Swing Trade for that reason alone.
A bought Bank Nifty option is simpler to think about than it looks: assume the whole premium can be lost, and buy only as many lots as that loss allows. The hedged strategy has a defined worst case, but it still needs margin for the sold leg. Check the margin and the current lot size with your broker and the NSE circular before the first trade.
Questions about Swing traders
Can I use these strategies if I have a full-time job?
Yes, that is the main reason to pick a swing strategy. Labels can appear during market hours, so you need a few fixed moments in the day to check the chart and place orders with your broker. Nothing is placed for you. If you cannot look at all between 9:15 and 3:30, Shares Swing Trade on the 30-minute chart is the easiest to keep up with.
Is a 7-day trial long enough to judge a swing strategy?
Seven days may show only one or two fresh trades on a swing strategy. That is why the past signals matter: they stay on the chart, so during the trial you can scroll back over the last month and read every entry and exit. Judge how the strategy holds and exits, and whether you could follow it, not the rupees from one week.
What is a roll-over re-entry on the hedged strategy?
When a hedged position is still open as its expiry approaches, the strategy can carry it forward. The chart marks the exit from the current expiry and a re-entry in the next one, with both legs named. You place both sides of the roll with your broker. Check the current expiry calendar, because exchanges revise it.
What happens to my stop-loss if the market gaps?
The level on the chart stays where it was, but your exit will not. A stop-loss order fills at the next available price, which after a gap can be well past the level. The strategies cannot foresee a gap. Size every swing position on the assumption that, now and then, the loss will be larger than the stop-loss distance.
Why does Shares Swing Trade exit in parts?
It books part of the position at TP1 and more at TP2, then exits the rest when the trend turns. Booking early locks in some of the move; the remainder is left to run in case the trend continues. The trade-off is that the trend exit sometimes gives back part of the gain before it triggers.