by Zach | Sep 16, 2024 | Candlestick Patterns
Gap three methods patterns are a lesser known but easily recognized candlestick pattern. Since candlesticks are the basic building block of most technical analysis, the ability to read the patterns they make is a valuable trading skill. Here, we’ll go over...
by Zach | Sep 13, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is a Stop Loss Order? A stop loss is a type of order wherein a market buy or sell order is executed automatically if the asset reaches a specific price. This allows traders to manage risk without monitoring the market around the clock. Stop losses can be used to...
by Zach | Sep 12, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is Trading Volume? Volume is the quantity of an asset that is trading over a specific time period. It can be measured in shares, contracts, or any other measurement relative to the asset being traded. Trading volume takes into account the total number of buys...
by Zach | Sep 11, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is Resistance? In regards to price action, resistance is a price level (or price range) that provides opposition against upward movement. It can be created by prior local highs and lows, moving averages and other indicators, or even fundamental factors of an...
by Zach | Sep 10, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is Support? In regards to price action, support is a price level (or price range) that provides opposition against downward movement. It can be created by prior local highs and lows, moving averages and other indicators, or even fundamental factors of an asset....
by Zach | Sep 9, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is a Trend? A trend is the overall direction of an asset’s price of a period of time. A general increase in price is known as an uptrend while a general decrease in price is known as a downtrend. Trends can cover any amount of price change over any length of...
by Zach | Sep 6, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is an Downtrend? In trading and investing, a downtrend is a period of sustained price decreases. It is characterized by a period of successive lower highs and lower lows. The uptrend is active as long as price does not begin making higher highs and higher lows....
by Zach | Sep 5, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is an Uptrend? In trading and investing, an uptrend is a period of sustained price increases. It is characterized by a period of successive higher highs and higher lows. The uptrend is active as long as price does not begin making lower highs and lower lows. As...
by Zach | Sep 4, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is a Continuation? A continuation is a resumption of trending price action following consolidation. In other words, it is when an uptrend or downtrend continues. They are a fundamental aspect of price action that are present in all markets, and therefore a...
by Zach | Sep 3, 2024 | Market Definitions
What Is a Reversal? A reversal is a change in the direction of an ongoing trend. This could be a shift from an uptrend to a downtrend, or vice versa. They are a fundamental aspect of price action that are present in all markets, and therefore a crucial concept for...
