Day trading focuses on fast moves within a single day, while swing trading holds positions for several days to follow trends.

Chris Gawor, a former sales executive, says he racked up six figures in debt when he was in the depths of his day-trading ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Menaker, a psychologist and a day trading coach based in San Francisco. It has been edited for length and clarity. First of all, I had ...