Intraday trading is the best business on this planet. You don’t require land or labour. You just need small seed capital and within no time your business can be fledging with success.

Intraday trading business has several perks…no nagging boss…no clients to pursue…you can trade from anywhere at any time. No dress codes…no boring meetings…no grumpy colleagues.

Its just you and your trading terminal. But despite all these benefits a lot of people aren’t able to sustain for too long in day trading.

It is said that 90% of new traders lose 90% of their starting capital in the first 90 days of trading. If you don’t want to end up amongst these traders then you must read this article till the end.

Now what could be the reason behind quick failure of such a large number of traders?

Several traders enter in to the markets with big dreams but exit quickly because they don’t have a definite trading strategy.

They don’t have a proper entry or exit plan. Their trading is based more on impulses rather than logic.

Most of them trade on the basis of free tips received on social media and TV channels. A couple of them even trade on gut feel.

If you are trading based on any of the above things then you don’t have a strategy which can be tested, measured and improved. That’s the main reason why majority traders lose money.

You must not worry though. I’m going to show you three types of intraday trading strategies. All intraday trading strategies are part of these three main types. Once you understand these concepts you can build your own strategies easily.

I’ll first explain the concept of moving averages before I explain these three types of intraday trading strategies.

Moving average is the average price a stock trades over a given period. We have learned the concept of averages in school. A moving average is nothing but an average which keeps on moving as new price data is added. You exclude the first data point as soon as new data is added.

Look at the table below where I have calculated a 5-day simple moving average (SMA).

Calculation of Simple Moving Average

Date	Closing Price	5 Day Total	5 Day SMA
1-April	11
2-April	12
5-April	13
6-April	14
7- April	15	65	13
8- April	16	70	14
9- April	17	75	15
12- April	18	80	16
13- April	19	85	17

You need atleast 5 days closing prices to calculate a 5-day moving average. Once we have 5 days closing prices…we sum them up and divide it by 5. That’s how we get the 5-day SMA value of 13 on 7^th April.

On 8^th April, we have a new closing price. So, we exclude the closing price of April 1 and include closing price of April 7 to the 5-day total. Thus, we arrive at 5-day SMA of 14.

If the price is trading above the SMA it is considered an uptrend. If its trading below the SMA it’s a downtrend.

The location of current prices with respect to moving average helps us determine the nature of the trend. It also helps us decide the kind of strategy which will be suitable depending on current market environment.

Now let’s check out the three types of intraday trading strategies which one could build with the help of moving averages.

1.Trend Following Strategies

You can notice a 15-minute intraday chart of Nifty. I have plotted a 40 period SMA on the chart. This means that instead of daily closing prices we are using 15-minute closing prices to calculate the moving average.

You can notice Nifty breach below the moving average on the top left corner. I have marked this breach with a red arrow pointing downwards.

A breach below the moving average indicates downward momentum is rising. If Nifty sustains below the moving average, then it could be a strong indicator of a bearish trend.

Nifty trended lower for a long time. It crossed above the moving average before giving a few false signals. Such false signals are part and parcel of a strategy. You may reduce them but cannot eliminate them completely.

When Nifty breaks above the moving average it’s a bullish signal. Both the bullish and bearish signals could have helped you capture a move of about 900 points each on the Nifty. Such moves could result into profits of Rs 65,000 per lot on Nifty futures.

When you trade in the direction of the trend it is called trend following. Moving average is just one amongst several ways to apply trend following strategies in the market.

2. Mean reverting Strategies

Here’s another chart of Nifty from completely different period. This is a 75-minute chart. I have plotted a 20 period SMA. I have also plotted bands 2.5% above and below this average.

You can notice that the index is drifting lower gradually. However, it doesn’t fall in a straight line. It finds support near the lower band and bounces back. It even touches the upper band once during this whole period.

Traders could use these bands to trade in Nifty. Whenever Nifty touches the lower bands one could buy it in anticipation of a bounce back.

This bounce could last till Nifty touches the SMA or till the upper band is touched…doesn’t matter. What you are focusing on is trend reversal once Nifty touches either of the bands.

When you trade against the direction of the ongoing trend it is called as mean reversion trading.

Generally, its observed that prices don’t trend in one direction for a long time. Whenever they have stretched far away from the mean you can expect a reversion.

Moving average is a great tool to identify price extremes. Just like moving average there are infinite tools available to implement mean reversion trading strategies.

Here’s a detailed video of a mean reversion strategy using candlestick patterns. You can watch this video and learn How to Find Stock for Intraday Today.

3. Sideways Strategies

Here’s a different chart of Nifty. It’s a 10-minute chart along with a 30-period moving average.

In the above chart you will notice that the index is trading in a sideways range of 14,920 to 15,120. The moving average line flattens out after the initial fall.

During this period the index doesn’t have a clear-cut trend. So, you can’t use a trend following strategy.

It is also not stretching far away from the mean. Hence, a mean reversion strategy will also not work here.

Since the index is trading sideways you must apply a strategy which is best suited for this market environment. You must buy around the lower side of the range at 14,920. And sell around higher side of the range at 15,120. You must keep doing this until index trades in this range.

When there isn’t any specific trend in the index it is known as a sideways market. It could be difficult if you don’t know how to identify these ranges.

Here we have used support and resistance to identify these trading ranges. There are several tools that can help you identify these ranges.

So those were the three types of trading strategies that every trader could use. Although it looks simple, but it can be challenging if you don’t know to identify the market environment. For example, you won’t make money if you apply a trend following strategy in a sideways market.

Similarly, if the market is in a strong up or downtrend. You would lose big money if you implement a mean reverting strategy.

Thus, one must be able to identify the market environment precisely and implement a trading strategy accordingly.

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