A technical chart pattern composed of two converging lines connecting a series of peaks and troughs. Falling wedges indicate temporary interruptions…

A phenomenon in financial markets in which stock returns on Mondays are often significantly lower than those of the immediately preceding Friday. Some…

A condition where a security's price heads in one direction, but then is followed quickly by a movement in the opposite direction. The origins of term…

1. Traditionally, the unofficial and unpublished earnings per share (EPS) forecasts that circulate among professionals on Wall Street. In this context…

A point on a candle stick chart representing a day in which the underlying price has moved up. Candlesticks will have a body and usually two wicks on…

A condition found in futures markets in which the spot price of underlying commodities is not close to the futures price of the same contract. A wide…

The situation at the opening of a trading day when there is a wide spread between the bid and ask prices for a security.This situation can arise because…

A description of the price range of a stock on a particularly volatile day of trading. Wide-ranging days occur when the high and low prices of a stock…

In technical analysis, this is a momentum indicator measuring overbought and oversold levels, similar to a stochastic oscillator. It was developed by…

A ratio of the total number of winning trades to the number of losing trades. It does not take into account how much was won or lost simply if they were…

A type of limit order that can be modified by a floor broker according to his or her own judgment, allowing him or her to buy or sell to a set point beyond…

In technical analysis, it is a naturally occurring trading pattern present in all financial markets. The pattern is composed of five waves showing supply…

A market maker prediction as to the trading price range that a security will occupy within a reasonable period of time. The characteristics of a workout…

The period of time in which temporary yield discrepancies between fixed income securities are adjusted. Investors typically take advantage of this period…

A slang term for the stock market in the United States. Yankee market is usually used buy non-U.S. residents and refers to the slang term for an American…

A securities trade executed on an exchange at the same price as the preceding trade, but at a lower price than the last trade of a different price. For…

A security trade that is executed at the same price as the preceding trade but at a higher price than the last trade of a different price. For more than…

A group of investments which, when combined, create a zero net value. Zero-investment portfolios can be achieved by simultaneously purchasing securities…

A price zone in which a stock finds resistance and begins to trade downward. In technical analysis, that support occurs not at a finite point, but in…

A price zone in which a stock finds support and begins to trade upward once again. In technical analysis, support occurs not at a finite point, but in…