Directional Trading

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Definition of 'Directional Trading'

A general term referring to the strategy used by investors that open positions, either long or short, on the belief that they are able to correctly predict the movement of price in a security.
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Investopedia explains 'Directional Trading'

Simple investing. If you think a security is going up, you buy, if you think the security is going down, you sell. This is directional trading, no complicated strategies.

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