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...
by Henry Liverman | Jul 26, 2021 | Market Definitions
A term used by many in the financial world to describe a privately-owned startup with a valuation of more than $1 billion. The term was first used by venture capitalist Aileen Lee implying that finding one of these companies is so rare they may as well be unicorns. ...
by Henry Liverman | Jul 26, 2021 | Market Definitions
A minor pullback or change in the direction of a stock, index, or other financial instrument. Retracements differ from reversals in the sense that once they are over, there should be a continuation of the previous trend. Also, in a reversal, the price of a security...
