by Henry Liverman | May 19, 2021 | Market Definitions
Fungible, tradable financial instruments used to raise capital in public and private markets. There are three types of securities: equities (which provide ownership rights to holders), debt (loans repaid with periodic payments), and hybrids (which combine debt and...
by Henry Liverman | May 19, 2021 | Market Definitions
A form of stop-loss designed to keep profit coming (or prevent loss) as the price of a stock remains moving in an investor’s favor. Generally opened at the same time as a trade, a long position would put a trailing stop-loss at a price lower than the current...
by Henry Liverman | May 19, 2021 | Market Definitions
Trading slang referring to an exponential growth in a stock’s price. The term comes from the appearance of a parabola graph in mathematics. In a parabolic move, the stock price takes the appearance of a parabolic graph, meaning the price is rising at a rapid...
by Henry Liverman | May 18, 2021 | Market Definitions
A period of time when a stock market sector that had previously been struggling begins outperforming competition and becomes a market leader. A market rotation can be long or short-term. These rotations are typically triggered by an external event. The scale of the...
by Henry Liverman | May 18, 2021 | Market Definitions
A figure used by the investment community to determine a company’s size. It refers to the total dollar market value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock. The market capitalization (or “market cap”) of the company is calculated by...
by Henry Liverman | May 18, 2021 | Market Definitions
In contrast to Micro Trading (which is industry specific), Macro Trading is taking advantage of changes within a large sector. Traders utilizing this strategy will study Macro factors to analyze and predict the future performance of a specific sector. They use...
