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<h4 class="dechead">On One Hand: One Does Not Necessitate Other
Day trading is a strategy in which traders buy and sell stock within the same trading day, trying to make money by anticipating intra-day price changes. Short selling is a type of trade in which traders sell stock they do not own (they borrow the stock) with the anticipation that the stock will go down in value. They are obligated to eventually return the stock, and by repurchasing the stock at a lower price they can realize a profit. But if they are forced to repurchase the stock at a higher price than for what they sold it, they lose money.
On the Other: Day Trading Often Involves Short Selling
Short trading is simply a kind of trade. If day traders suspect that a particular stock may drastically lose value in the course of a single trading day, they might very well sell it short and buy it back at the end of the day.
Bottom Line
Day traders may engage in short selling if they want to, but they don't have to. It is possible to be a day trader who only buys and sells stock long.
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