There are several factors that need to be examined to determine if swing trading for a living is possible. Many traders read books and publication and think swing trading for a living is an easy process. One of the most important and practical factor that you need to examine is your current financial position. Trading is very difficult psychologically and adding more pressure could lead to losses. The next important factor to consider is your current experience level. You are competing with other traders and need to be consistently profitable. You must have emotions under control. The next important factor to consider is your level of commitment. You need to dedicate a large portion of your time to financially benefit from Swing trading. The last factor to consider is your trading plan. You need to have a long term swing trading plan to succeed.