I'm quite familiar with trend-following approaches and most swing traders use them. I know a guy that routinely hits home runs (8-10%) in a day or two when the right setup comes along. I've seen him do it over and over and over again announcing what he's doing. And it's very hard to do his trades. I prefer fundamental and technical support for trades and sometimes it's ETFs and sometimes it's individual stocks. Depends on the type of market. This really isn't the place to discuss though.