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Category: Terminology
What Is VWAP & How To Use When Trading
Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP): A benchmark indicator that gives the average price a security has traded at throughout the […]
OTC Markets Group Inc. – Day Traders’ Dictionary
The OTC Markets Group is the owner and operator of the most substantial U.S. inter-dealer electronic quotation and trading system […]
Breakout Trading – Day Traders’ Dictionary
Breakout: A stock price moving above a defined level of resistance with increased volume. A breakout traders’ strategy is to […]
Pattern Day Trader – Day Trading Dictionary
PDT Rule: Is a rule enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that is given to traders who make […]
Swing Trading – Day Traders’ Dictionary
Swing Trading: A trading strategy where the trader attempts to profit from short term movements in a stock that may […]
Bearish – Day Trading Dictionary
Bearish: a market mentality in which the investor believes prices will fall Investors who adopt a bear approach sell (or […]
Bullish – Day Trading Dictionary
Bullish: A market mentality in which the investor believes prices will rise Investors who adopt a bull approach purchase securities under the […]
Bagholder – Day Traders’ Dictionary
Bag Holder: Someone who holds onto a position when it goes against them for an extended period of time, causing […]
Day Trade – Day Trader’s Dictionary
Day Trade: To buy and sell a stock within the same day in order to capitalize on a stocks price […]