To me investing in shares means long term investing but I'd like to invest from time to time a small lump sum into a certain stock that the internet finds promising at present and try to gain let's say 5% in a few days/weeks and then sell it. But are profits on selling shares within 28 days treated differently on a CGT stand point than profits on selling shares after more than 28 days since purchase-date? I am aware that losses are treated very differently depending whether sold within 4 weeks or not... Thank you for your comments...