by Henry Liverman | May 18, 2021 | Market Definitions
The buying and selling of financial instruments (derivatives, forex, commodities, etc) in an attempt to make a profit the same day. While all trading is done with the aim of making a profit, what sets day traders apart is they rarely hold a position overnight (or...
by Henry Liverman | May 17, 2021 | Market Definitions
A continuation chart pattern seen when a security shows large upward or downward motion followed by a brief consolidation period before continuing to move in the same direction. The pattern looks like a small symmetrical triangle (referred to as the...
by Henry Liverman | May 17, 2021 | Market Definitions
Also called “investor sentiment,” market sentiment is the overall attitude of investors in a security or in the market as a whole. It is the crowd psychology of investors, buyers, and sellers demonstrated through price movement. The market shows bullish...
by Henry Liverman | May 17, 2021 | Market Definitions
Common in spot forex trading, lot sizes are the amount of units required to make a trade. Within forex trading, the lot sizes are typically 100, 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000. Recently, non-standard lot sizes (or “odd lots”) have also become available to...
by Henry Liverman | May 17, 2021 | Market Definitions
The standardized number of units of a stock or asset that are being traded. For example, in forex trading (where trading in standardized amounts is common), the lot is the number of currency units you will buy or sell. If the unit is not in a standard lot size, it...
