Can I link my trading tool or newsletter if it is genuinely helpful?
No. “No Spam or Self-Promotion” requires you to seek permission from an admin before posting any self-promotion, and that rule covers DMs too.
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r/swingtrading rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/swingtrading: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 182,449
- Verified
- October 13, 2026
- Category
- Personal finance and investing communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Respect: Treat everyone with respect. Harassment, witch hunting, sexism, or hate speech is strictly prohibited.
- No Spam or Self-Promotion: Seek permission from an admin before posting any spam, self-promotion, server invites, or advertisements. This rule applies to DMing fellow members as well.
- No Inappropriate Content: Avoid sharing age-restricted or obscene content, including text, images, or links featuring nudity, sex, hard violence, or other disturbing graphic material.
- No Professional Solicitation: Refrain from offering any professional advice. Investment discussions should be based on opinions only.
- No Financial Advice: None of the discussions within the subreddit should be considered financial advice. Subreddit content is for entertainment and educational purposes only. No one in this subreddit should be regarded as a financial advisor. Conduct your own due diligence before making any financial decisions. Buy/Sell recommendations/suggestions/help are also not allowed. Nobody can manage your money or your decisions except you.
- Quality Contributions: Members should try their best to contribute meaningfully to discussions. Please try to avoid low effort TA/analysis that does not foster a discussion or critique; bragging about wins (without at least providing some post-trade analysis); memes, and off-topic content.
- Stay On Topic: Keep discussions related to the financial theme of the server. Use designated channels for off-topic conversations.
- No Pump and Dump: Strictly prohibit attempts to manipulate or inflate the value of a financial asset for personal gain. Engaging in pump and dump schemes will result in consequences.
- Continuous Learning: Encourage a culture of continuous learning. Share educational resources and insights to keep members informed about financial markets and investment strategies.
- Trade at Your Own Risk: Participate in investment and trading activities at your own risk.
- No penny stock (<$5), low float, OTC: There is usually a good reason why these stocks are where they are. They often carry too much risk and are often marketed as hype/FOMO. We do not allow that.
Works well
- A post-trade breakdown of a swing you took, showing your entry reasoning, your exit, and what you would do differently
- An educational writeup on one technical analysis concept with examples, framed as your own opinion
- A risk management explainer, like how you size positions or set stops on overnight holds
- A question post asking how others handle a specific setup, built to start a real discussion
- A strategy comparison, such as breakout versus trend following, with honest tradeoffs from your own experience
Avoid
- Posting your product, Discord server, or any link to your own stuff without asking an admin first, even in a DM to a member
- Sharing a winning trade as a brag with no post-trade analysis attached
- Telling people to buy or sell anything, or offering to manage someone's money
- Posting about penny stocks under five dollars, low float names, or OTC tickers
- Dropping a chart with two lines on it and no real discussion behind it
- Pumping a stock you hold so other people push the price up for you
What r/swingtrading Is For
This is a community for swing traders, which means people who hold a position for at least one overnight and use value, breakout, or trend following approaches. Members watch fundamentals, technical analysis, or both, and futures, options, and crypto traders are welcome too. The rules describe the room as a place for opinions, education, and discussion, not advice. People post charts, trade ideas framed as opinions, questions about setups, and educational content about markets and strategies.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides most marketing posts here is “No Spam or Self-Promotion”. It says you must seek permission from an admin before posting any spam, self-promotion, server invites, or advertisements, and it also applies to DMing members. “No Financial Advice” bans buy and sell recommendations, suggestions, and help, so any post that steers people toward a trade is out. “No Professional Solicitation” says investment discussions should be based on opinions only, so do not present yourself as an advisor. “Quality Contributions” asks members to avoid low effort TA or analysis, bragging about wins without post-trade analysis, memes, and off-topic content. “No penny stock (<$5), low float, OTC” bans content about cheap and over the counter stocks. “No Pump and Dump” bans any attempt to inflate an asset's value for personal gain. “Stay On Topic” keeps everything on the financial theme. “Continuous Learning” is the friendly one, because it encourages sharing educational resources and insights.
What To Post
The safest and most welcome post here is education. A clear writeup of a strategy, a lesson from a trade you took with the full reasoning shown before and after, or a breakdown of how you manage risk all fit the spirit of “Continuous Learning”. If you want to share a winning trade, the rules require detailed post-trade analysis, so show your thinking, not just the profit. Frame everything as your opinion and your process, never as a recommendation. If you have a tool, newsletter, or community you want to mention, ask an admin for permission first and wait for a yes. Keep every post on the financial theme.
What To Avoid
The fastest removal is self-promotion without permission, including server invites, ads, and DMs to members. Buy and sell recommendations get removed under “No Financial Advice”, and offering professional advice trips “No Professional Solicitation”. Bragging about a win without showing your analysis gets removed under “Quality Contributions”. Anything about penny stocks under five dollars, low float, or OTC tickers is banned outright. Pump and dump behavior is strictly prohibited and carries consequences. Low effort charts, memes, and off-topic posts also get removed.
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Common questions about r/swingtrading
Can I share a trade I won?
Only if you include detailed post-trade analysis. “Quality Contributions” explicitly calls out bragging about wins without analysis as low effort.
Can I tell people what to buy?
No. “No Financial Advice” bans buy and sell recommendations, suggestions, and help, and “No Professional Solicitation” bans offering professional advice.
Can I post about a cheap stock under five dollars?
No. “No penny stock (<$5), low float, OTC” bans all of them, because the community considers them too risky and often hype driven.
Can I share educational content?
Yes. “Continuous Learning” encourages sharing educational resources and insights about markets and strategies, as long as it is not self-promotion.
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