I think what you are looking for is this: to go long a stock means to buy it in hopes that it will go up. To short a stock would be to sell it, to buy back at a later date for hopefully less money than you sold it for.
Long: Invest in a company for long term (2 - 10 or more years)
Short: Invest in a company for short term(0 - less than 2 years)
Short term investments are high risk low return investments. To actually overcome the risk and have a decent return, you need to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Long term investments are low risk and good returns. You can control what your return is on a long term investment. You don't have to think about what could happen tomorrow or in an hour. With a long term investment, you sell when you want to sell.
Also, it is important to mention that a lot of companies that help you trade have a commision rate. With short term investments, you will lose a lot of money to the commision rate.
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What is the difference between Long and Short, detailed answer with examples. Thanks.
