Intraday trading is not just about trading within the day — it’s a whole philosophy of working with the market, where you need to enter and exit before the session closes. I’ve noticed that many beginners underestimate this strategy, thinking it’s just quick trades. In reality, Intraday trading requires serious discipline and constant analysis.

The main advantage is that you avoid overnight gaps and work with high liquidity. But be honest with yourself — commissions for frequent trades can seriously eat into your profit if you don’t count every cent. Psychological pressure is also real: you have to make decisions quickly, don’t panic, and don’t chase every single move.

As for timeframes, I work most often on M5 and M15 — an optimal balance between reaction speed and signal reliability. Using APT as an example, I can see how well indicator combinations work. I use EMA (7, 25, 99) as the basis for determining the trend, Bollinger Bands to find extremes, and then add StochRSI and MACD to confirm.

Here’s a real example. When APT broke through the resistance level at 6.20 with confirmation from the EMA, I entered a long position. The exit was at 6.85, where overbought conditions are already visible. For 1,000 USDT, that resulted in about 106 bucks of net profit. It doesn’t sound like much, but that’s for a single trade within one hour.

The second trade was more conservative — a short on a bounce from the upper Bollinger Bands boundary. I exited earlier, at 6.50, with a profit of about 51 USDT. Less risky, but also less profitable. The third attempt was a long on a pullback to EMA 25 — a classic scenario that often works. Profit was 46 USDT with a high probability of success.

Comparing all three approaches, I see a clear pattern: momentum breakouts deliver the maximum, but also carry the maximum risk. Pullbacks and bounces are safer, but less generous. Intraday trading is about finding a balance between these two strategies depending on your risk level.

Most important of all — don’t chase every trade. I’ve noticed that my best days were when I made fewer trades, but higher-quality ones. Choose your style, stick to your system, and remember: even small price movements can be profitable if you’re ready to work. Start small, test the strategy on a demo, then move on to real volumes. Success in trading isn’t luck — it’s a system and discipline.