1. Positional Trading Style: This is a long term trading style for which a stock market instrument is taken for few months or years for good gains of 50% to 100% or more.
2. Swing Trading Style: This is a short term trading style for which a stock market instrument is taken for few days or weeks for expected profit of 5% to 10% more more.
3. Day Trading Style: This is also known as intraday trading for which a stock market instrument is taken for a day (no carry forward position) for 1% to 2% or more gains.
4. Scalp Trading Style: This is an extremely short term based trading style for which a stock market instrument is taken for few seconds or minutes to get good gains.