Swing Trading the Stock Market
Episodes
Finding a Trading Mentor
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to swing trading and trading in general, finding a good mentor to help you along in your journey can be quite difficult. In this podcast...
Trading in a Difficult Stock Market
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode Ryan explains six principles for trading in easy markets that will prepare you for the more difficult and bearish markets.Be s...
War and the Stock Market: How Traders Should Manage Risk
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How does war impact the stock market and what are the potential risks and hazards that impact traders attempting to remain profitable in their swing t...
Passive Investing The Right Way
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Passive investing can be a great source of funds for retirement and for building a nest egg. In this podcast episode, a husband and wife asks Ryan'...
Trade What You See, Not What You Think
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trading what you see and not what you think is one of Ryan's popular trading expressions that he has lived by in his 30 years of trading experienc...
Secrets to Shorting Stocks
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan gives his best secrets and tips to shorting stocks and what he focuses on, what he trades, and how he trades them, as well as the must-knows abou...
Where To Place Your Stop-Loss
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The percentage amount for your stop-losses and where to put them at when trading the stock market can be very difficult to determine. In this podcast ...
Robinhood Trade Disaster
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan examines one swing trader's disaster of a trade in Robinhood (HOOD) and the problems that come with not managing the...
The Best Charting Platform for Trading
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Which trading platform in 2026 should you be using? In this podcast episode Ryan talks about all the major platforms out there from TC2000 to TradingV...
New Trade, Same Stock
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when the best trade setup that you can find is a stock that you already have a position in? Should you trade a stock that you already h...
The Role of AI in Swing-Trading
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is quickly overtaking our everyday life, and in the process changing how we live our life too. But how does AI impact swing trading and what can we...
Lessons Learned from 2025
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Each year I like to take a moment to reflect on my swing trading from the prior year. The 2025 trading year offered a lot to be happy about, but it al...
Get Comfortable With Losing
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As swing traders, we have to accept that losing will be a regular part of trading and one that we must accept. In this podcast episode, Ryan explains ...
Slow Transition Into Full Time Trading
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How should one go from their regular 9-5 job into full-time trading? As a swing trader, we don't have to necessarily be full-time, and instead we ...
Trading with Luck and Skill
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it better to be lucky or skillful when it comes to being a good trader? I would argue you can have it both ways, but it requires that skill manages...
Tightening The Risk On Trades
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I talk about tightening the risk on the trades and the benefits of taking a multi-pronged approach in doing so between profit ...
Lessons Learned From Trading
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, at episode 500, I am diving into the lessons learned from trading over the last 100 episodes, because as traders we are evolvi...
Increase Your Portfolio Size
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I explain whether it is a good idea or not to rapidly increase the size of your portfolio if you come across a sum of cash. A ...
Trading with a Full-Time Job
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, it swing trading really worth it when you have a full-time job and does it make sense to spend the time and resources towards ...
Better Trades Versus The Best Trade
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode Ryan talks which trade setup is the best one to take when you have many similar charts and options. How do you decide among a ...
Putting it All On One Trade
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode Ryan talks about not allocating all of your capital to one single trade. He covers why it is dangerous to your trading and the...
Setting Your Swing Trading Expectations
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I cover the expectations that we should be setting for ourselves as swing traders, from the number of trades we should be expe...
Turning Swing Trades Into Investments
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I discuss whether letting your swing trades turn into long-term investments or dividend plays is a good strategy when it comes...
Why Do Traders Fail
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I go over the major reasons why traders fail and the biggest obstacles to finding success as swing traders in the stock market...
Spotting Institutional Accumulation
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I cover the various aspects of institutional accumulation as it pertains to shares of stocks, and how us as retail traders can...
Trading Just One Stock
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I talk about the merits of trading just one stock and the potential hazards it poses and why it leaves you looking for "a trade se...
Where To Put Your Stop-Losses
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan dives into stop-losses, where he places them and how he goes about deciding where the ideal stop-loss placement is for ea...
Am I Ready To Trade
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan answers the questions of one listener ranging from his transition from paper trading to live trading, and swing trading t...
Starting Your Dividend Portfolio
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan talks what a dividend portfolio should look like, how much he allocates to his dividend investments and how he manages th...
Position Sizing in a Small Account
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I talk about how traders can establish their position size for a small account. Whether it be less than a thousand or a little bit...
Do You Need a Catalyst
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I answer one trader's question about the need to trade off of a catalyst, and whether it is best to chase large gaps highe...
The Retail Revolution (Part 2)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I continue the two-part series on the rise of the retail trader and the growing impact they have in today's stock market. ...
The Retail Revolution (Part 1)
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I start a two-part series on the rise of the retail trader and the growing impact they have in today's stock market. I als...
Cash Accounts, T+1 Settlements & Straddling ETFs
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I tackle a listener email covering a variety of swing trading topics, including the benefits of cash accounts, T+1 settlements...
A Warning To Traders
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan gives a dire warning to traders in this stock market who are continuing to bid up stock prices believing that a major ma...
Averaging Into Your Winners
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan covers the topic of averaging into your winning trades. Is this a viable strategy that maximizes profits, or does it exp...
Using Profit Multiples
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan talks about how he uses profit multiples for taking profits on his swing-trades, and how not everyone of your trades tha...
Should You Buy the Dip?
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, talks about when it is a good time to buy the dip in the stock market and how successfully buying the dip is really predicate...
Surviving a Stock Market Crash
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan turns his attention to surviving a stock market crash as well as the actions that he has taken to be profitable during t...
Trading IPO Meme Stocks
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan tackles the issue of taking meme stock trading and applying it to IPO's and chasing after them to astronomical highs...
Fun Trading Versus Boring Trading
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New traders often burden themselves with the need to make trading fun and exciting, when in reality successful swing trading is all about making it as...
Fluid Position Sizes
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it necessary to have a set position size with every trade that you take as a swing trader? Or can it be based on feelings and that gut instinct as ...
Stock Market Correction
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2025 and we have for ourselves a stock market correction. I get that some people are calling it a stock market crash already, but that is cer...
Long-Term Investing in a Bear Market
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to investing in a bear market, done right, we should be hoping for there to be a bear market not attempting to avoid it altogether. And ...
Reinvesting Your Gains
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you have a profitable trade, what do you do with the money that was earned on the swing trade? Do you re-invest it in another new position immedi...
Increasing Dollar Size
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a follow up on last week's podcast episode where Ryan talked about increasing position sizes, this week, he talks about increasing the dollar size ...
Increasing Position Sizes
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When should you increase your position size for swing trading in the stock market? Does the percentage that we dedicate to each of our swing trades ch...
Trading Liquidity & Volatility
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan Mallory gives insight to how liquidity levels in stock trading impacts the volatility of an individual stock. From a swi...
My Trading Journey
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ryan Mallory gives insight into his trading journey that started at the very young age of 11 years old. Included in the episo...
Identifying Long-Term Bulls Markets
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it takes to know when you are on the cusp of a long-term bull market? Ryan, in this podcast episode, talks about the signs...
Building the Watchlist
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode Ryan covers the basics of building a swing trading watchlist for beginning traders. Also covered are the key elements that are...
Emotional Trading Destroys
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional trading will destroy one's portfolio. Aiming to hit home runs with every trade is a sure sign that the trader is overly emotional and only c...
Trading Stock Splits
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to trade a stock split: in this podcast episode Ryan talks about the impact of what an announced forward stock split means for a stock that you ar...
Happiness is a Discipline
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it is in your stock market trading or in life in general, happiness comes down to your discipline, especially in the choices that you make eac...
Managing Headline Risk
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Headline risk is part of trading no matter how well you manage the risk. There's always the possibility of getting a downgrade or press release that w...
Too Late To Trade?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it too late to get started with swing trading when considering the extent of the current stock market rally already, or should I wait for a stock m...
When Should I Sell My Stocks
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When does a swing trader sell his position in a stock? In this episode Ryan details one trader's poor risk management in Bitcoin who only wanted to ge...
Swing Trading Trump
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can we expect from the stock market in our swing trading from a second Donald Trump administration? In this episode Ryan lays out the risks, the ...
Election Day Jitters
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the US election just days away, what can we expect from the stock market, as well as the history behind the stock market and the US elections. Ar...
Using Fundamentals With Technicals
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to incorporate fundamentals into one's trading, or should you even consider doing so? In this podcast episode, Ryan details his approac...
Hedging Against Earnings
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does one hedge against earnings to avoid massive drawdowns or major hits to one's swing trades? In this episode, Ryan tackles the question of one ...
Funding Different Accounts
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A trader asks Ryan how he chooses the capital allocation to each of his different trading strategies and accounts. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trad...
Interview with a Swing Trader
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan fields a number of questions from one of his swing trading listeners. Ryan discusses what to do when your capital exponentially increases, one of...
Improving Your Scans
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can a person do to improve the quality of their stock scans? One listener of the podcast lays out his variables and asks Ryan what kind of condit...
Looking Back On Your Trades
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What should you look for when examining your past swing trades and what should you consider when looking into whether the trade was a well managed swi...
Long Term Goals
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What should the long term goals of a swing trader be and how should one plan for life as a part time and full time swing trader? Be sure to check out...
The 30 Minute Rule Of Trading
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the 30 minute rule of trading that Ryan Mallory uses on a daily basis? In this podcast, Ryan dives deep into the 30 minute rule and how it has...
Working The Small Account
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does one get involved in the investing world as well as manage a small $240 trading account? In this podcast episode Ryan details how he got start...
Sticking To Your Rules
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Once you have your swing trading strategy in place, how do you make sure you stick to the rules and risk parameters that you have set in place? In thi...
Swing Trading Enhancers
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are there any supplements or diets that swing traders can take advantage of that can help provide a clearer way of thought and focus during trading ho...
Trading With Your Expectations
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Often times when reality collides with our expectations as it pertains to swing trading, it can create a lot of frustrations that lead to very bad and...
Swing Trading The Election
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How will swing trading be impacted by the upcoming 2024 election and what can we expect in the way of volatility? Will the stock market crash, or will...
Jumping Into Options
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new trader finds herself trading options and experiencing some instant success. In this episode, Ryan explores the educational opportunities for new...
Investing In Dividends
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does Ryan invest in dividend stocks and how does he manage the risk on each of his dividend plays. You'll be surprised to find out that he doe...
Starting All Over
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does a person go from a completely unrelated field of work and become a swing trader? And how does a new trader quickly understand risk to protect...
Which Shares To Sell
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you have multiple lots of 100 shares in your swing trading portfolio, which shares do you sell first? The oldest? The newest? What are the implic...
Creating Your Trading Environment
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the ideal trading environment to create for yourself, and what does the office of a full time trader have access to? In this podcast episode, ...
Adding To My Investments
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How frequently should traders add to long term investment accounts and swing trading accounts? In this podcast episode Ryan details his approach to ad...
Finding A Trader To Follow
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What should you look for when it comes to learning to swing trade and a service to subscribe to, or a person that you should be following. There's...
Growing a Small Account
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can a trader do to minimize the number of stocks that they get in their screening, as well as what can one do to grow their account faster? Also ...
When Stocks Tumble
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does Ryan's Top-Down Trading Strategy apply in swing trading a bear market? Do he only focus on long positions, or do he short the market. And...
Using AI For Trading
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a place in trading for Artificial Intelligence? Can AI make you a better trader, and what happens if it becomes mainstream and everyone has a...
Trading on Principle
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When one's principles are at stake when it comes to risk management and a bad trade, does one cut the losses or does one stick to his principles? ...
No Time For Trading
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A traveling healthcare professional is about to take on the midnight shift and will be sleeping while the stock market is trading. How does one with a...
Getting Precise Entries
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ryan talks about his preferred methods for entering a stock, getting stopped out of a stock, and for locking in gains. He also speaks ...
Daily Chart Time Frames
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How far back on a daily chart should you look at price action when evaluating a stock for a potential swing trade? What are the draw backs to just loo...
Trading With An IRA
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the Pro's and Con's to swing trading with your IRA? Should you do it? Also, how does one avoid the pattern day trading rule and is it...
Avoiding Lost Profits
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does one avoid losing their profits unnecessarily? It isn't a perfect science, but there are things you can do to better position you to book ...
When Stocks Glitch
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Berkshire Hathaway had a stock market glitch that hit its share price and sent it as low as $185/share from the $600's. Is there a way to profit f...
How Much Technical Analysis
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much does the technical analysis of a stock weigh on Ryan's trading decisions and how much does it play into an individual trade? Ryan tackles...
Profiting If The Market Turns
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One swing trader finds it quite difficult to profit when in bear markets and not sure what to do if the current market rally we are in eventually turn...
A New Trading Strategy
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A retired Wall Street guy sends Ryan his strategy strategy for swing trading in retirement and asks for his thoughts on what might make it better or w...
The Big Bagholder
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One swing trader finds himself sitting on losses of 50-60% from trades made in years past where he did not manage the risk in any sort of way. What sh...
Premature Trading Entries
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself getting into stocks early before they even breakout? If so, you are increasing your odds of losing dramatically in doing so. Ofte...
Knowing What You Are Doing
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a follow up to the "What Are You Doing?" episode, Ryan follows up with a swing trader who provides him his answers to Ryan's five pre...
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The "shoulda", "woulda", "couldas" can plague a trader's thinking into making future bad choices as it pertains to t...
What Are You Doing?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A swing trader asks Ryan why he continues to struggle despite using stop-loss and using risk management in his trades. Ryan has five questions that he...
Don't Trust Youtubers
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot Fintwit trading gurus out there. Who do you trust, and should you trust anyone that is on Youtube, a podcast (like me), or social medi...
Swing Trading A Small Account
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does one start swing trading with just a few thousand dollars, or even less, say $1,000? What stocks should that person focus on, how much volume ...
What To Study
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What should a trader study to become better, and can one expect instant success and to be considered a great swing trader right away? In this podcast ...