by Henry Liverman | Apr 13, 2021 | Market Definitions
A medium of exchange for goods and services. Currency in some form has been a major part of human monetary interactions for the last 3,000 years. It’s money in the forms of paper, coins, or metals (usually issued by a government) that is accepted as a form of...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 13, 2021 | Market Definitions
Also known as “crypto,” a cryptocurrency is a digital currency that’s used to purchase goods and services. Crypto is also increasingly commonly used in investing and trading. It’s similar to standard currency but uses an online ledger coupled...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 13, 2021 | Market Definitions
A pattern within a price chart used by traders to understand the price action and make determinations about the possible future of a trend. When continuation patterns occur, traders take them as an indication that a price trend is likely to continue. These patterns...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 13, 2021 | Market Definitions
In commerce, a commodity is a basic good that can be interchanged with other goods of the same type. The normal examples of commodities are gold, oil, beef, grains, and natural gas. Commodities are important to investors and traders as an avenue for diversifying a...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 12, 2021 | Market Definitions
The shape of a price chart that helps traders determine the next buy or sell by predicting what the prices may do next based on what they’ve done in the past. They form the basis of technical analysis, and require the discerning trader to know what...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 12, 2021 | Market Definitions
Candlesticks themselves show four points of price movement within a defined time period. They show opening price, closing price, and the highs and lows of the price. The candlestick is made up of a wide part (known as the “real body”) that displays the...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 12, 2021 | Market Definitions
A type of chart used by traders to help determine potential future movement based on past patterns. A candlestick chart displays four price points (the open, close, high, and low) within a time-period specified by the trader. For hundreds of years, we’ve known...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 12, 2021 | Market Definitions
An option contract that gives the buyer the ability (not the obligation) to buy a defined amount of a stock, bond, commodity, or asset at a specified price (or “strike price”) within a specified time. A call option is the opposite of a put option, wherein...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 12, 2021 | Market Definitions
A financial option that comes with one of two payoff options: either a fixed amount or nothing at all. They’re referred to binary options as there are only two potential outcomes. The premise comes down to a yes or no question: will an underlying asset rise...
by Henry Liverman | Apr 7, 2021 | Market Definitions
A market that is rising or is expected to rise.
