Hi, I am new here and I was just skimming around various BabyPips topics and I noticed the four different trading styles (Swing, Day, Scalp, and Position). I relate more to Swing and Day, but looking at the criteria if you fit either or, it look like I fit BOTH but I can’t be both styles, I have to pick one.
Anywho, I am:
-Both impatient and patient. I can be patient very, but however, I know something is up when a fast thing is going slow.
-I can be a little impulsive and emotional, but that is all trading psychology.
-I can handle a few hours on my device but like anyone, I do have a life to live. So, a few minutes to hours.
-I can focus and concentrate very well, but is also alert and precise. I am also prone to stress, but I wouldn’t freak out.
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I know that is not enough (well, for myself), but I hope this is an okay question to post here. Thank you! 
@zowie123
You don’t have to pick one. There are a number here who do both.
Paul Tudor Jones - my favourite trader - could pretty much do it all.
I am not quite so blessed.
What I would say is don’t beat yourself up over what really is a label no more.
Sometimes we have to play with the various areas of a specific domain before we specialise.
In medical school you try many different areas of medicine.
In business school you also go through the various fields.
Why would learning to trade be any different?
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You do have a point. Thank you for your reply. 
Whatever you pick you have to best in that. And with your trading style, you have to adjust your psychology. You have to be patience when you need to be. For example, Most traders become impatient and force themselves to find an entry even it their strategy not allowing them. It makes them restless.
You’ll probably put yourself in a particular pigeon hole and describe yourself as one, I’m a swing trader, however this requires some patience, however I trade 4 hour charts, and when I get a signal I can trade the chart aggressively, which I enter at the opening of a candle, my stop/loss is around 50 pips away and I expect a rapid movement either way and take a very quick profit, it’s a risky strategy, and can mean I get closed out if the trade moves against me, not a good idea if any major events are due that day, however the reverse can happen.
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You can be a day trader as well as a swing trader. The market usually makes a low or a high for the week between Monday night and Wednesday London Open. So, if you’re day trading on Tue/Wed you may want to check the weekly chart to estimate whether or not a low/high has formed and then you can remain in the trade for the entire week, until Thursday evening or Friday afternoon.
Don’t restrict yourself with temporal constraints. Go with the flow of the market.
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I think Day will be the best option for you. That suits you very much.
I agree with the above, You don’t have to feel pressured to be categorized as a particular type of trader. You can try different styles together and take your time in deciding which suits you best.
That’s two people in one mate. Anyway, impatience is a big no in trading, especially scalping. Maybe you could keep that in mind.
People get stuck defining themselves a certain way and not leaving room for change. You can use what you know about yourself as a guide but like what others have said here, don’t pigeonhole yourself into one thing because you think you’re another.
You don’t actually have to be obsessed about picking one. Many traders combine different strategies and come up with their own unique trading style. So find out through practice your own trading strategy.