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...
by Henry Liverman | May 18, 2021 | Market Definitions
A theory that is used as a way to describe a blowing bubble. It is made up of specified signals at specified times which may predict future movements with varying accuracy. Essentially, at certain times the price won’t go above a certain range, and at others,...
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...
