Swing trading is named after the strategy of taking advantage of brief price swings in strongly trending stocks and riding the momentum in the trends' direction--buying if the trend is up or selling short if the trend is down. Swing Trading For Dummies provides readers with expert advice and information on how to increase their profits and limit their risks by using this popular trading method. It includes information on understanding the markets; trading rules, managing risk, using leverage; trading with fundamentals, understanding technical analysis and sample trading plans.