A bullish candlestick pattern that is used to predict the reversal of the current downtrend. This pattern consists of three consecutive long-bodied candlesticks…

A price move back toward the entry level of a security that has broken beyond the barrier of a price pattern or trendline. The retreat toward the level…

In technical analysis, the bearish or bullish thrusting line serves as a continuation indicator, adding evidence that a stock will continue its current…

A metaphor for a long-term market trend. The ocean metaphors for market trends were coined by one of the market's first technical analysts, Robert Rhea…

A technical analysis indicator developed by Worden Brothers Inc. that segments a stock's price and volume according to time intervals. The price and volume…

A series of three sequentially higher horizontal lines used to identify possible areas of support and resistance for the price of an asset. The position…

A game-theory mechanism which is subject to a payoff matrix similar to that of a prisoner’s dilemma. Tit for tat was introduced by Robert Axelrod, who…

The highest price level reached by a security, index of securities, commodity or economic cycle in a given time period, followed by at least a short-term…

A method of analysis that involves looking at the "big picture" first, and then analyzing the details of smaller components. By first analyzing the overall…

A technical indicator that compares the number of advancing stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the number that are declining. The result is used by…

The setting up of a trade which is based upon what the price of a security does once it reaches a certain critical level. After the security has to reacted…

A technical indicator that measures the amount of money flowing in and out of an asset. Unlike many technical indicators, the TVI is generally created…

The general direction of a market or of the price of an asset. Trends can vary in length from short, to intermediate, to long term. If you can identify…

An aspect of technical analysis that tries to predict the future movement of a stock based on past data. Trend analysis is based on the idea that what…

A trading strategy that attempts to capture gains through the analysis of an asset's momentum in a particular direction. The trend trader enters into…

A line that is drawn over pivot highs or under pivot lows to show the prevailing direction of price. Trendlines are a visual representation of support…

A type of candlestick pattern that signals a reversal in the current trend. This pattern is formed when three consecutive doji candlesticks appear at…

A technical analysis pattern created by drawing trendlines along a price range that gets narrower over time because of lower tops and higher bottoms…

A moving-average line found in the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) theory, which is used to signal buy or sell points for a security. The…

Short for TRaders INdex. A technical analysis indicator calculated by taking the advances-to-declines spread and dividing that by the volume of advances…

A pattern used in technical analysis to predict the reversal of a prolonged downtrend. The pattern is identified when the price of an asset creates three…

A pattern used in technical analysis to predict the reversal of a prolonged uptrend. This pattern is identified when the price of an asset creates three…

A technical momentum indicator that helps traders determine overbought and oversold conditions of a security by incorporating the short-term purchasing…

A trading band created by plotting the highest and lowest prices of an asset over a certain time period around the price of that asset.This indicator…

An indicator developed by Peter G. Martin and Byron B. McCann that is used to measure the riskiness of investments such as securities, commodities, indexes…

A technical indicator invented by Larry Williams that uses the weighted average of three different time periods to reduce the volatility and false transaction…

A set of securities that shares a common feature such as the same market capitalization, industry or index. Universe of securities can also refer to securities…

A stock's volume when the security closes at a price higher than the previous day's close. In other words, if a stock increases in price during the day…

A candlestick formation that is commonly used to signal the continuation of the current trend. The pattern is formed when a series of candlesticks have…

The volume of advancing NYSE issues divided by the volume of declining NYSE issues. If the upside-downside ratio is greater than 1, it shows that there…

The volume of a security that trades at a price higher than its previous price.A security that has a higher uptick than downtick volume over a specified…

A technical indicator used to identify price ranges and breakouts. The volatility ratio uses a true price range to determine a stock's true trading range…

A technical indicator consisting of a cumulative volume line that adds or subtracts a multiple of the percentage change in share price trend and current…

An economic cycle of recession and recovery that resembles a "W" in charting. A W-shaped recovery represents the shape of the chart of certain economic…

A metaphor for daily market activity that goes against the weekly market tide. An investor trading daily would measure the market waves, or the daily…

Refers to the group of investors who hold a short position and are quick to exit their positions at the first sign of strength in the underlying asset…

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

A chart where each data point is comprised of the price movement for a single week of trading. This type of chart typically shows high, low, open, and…

A weighted measure of how much a stock has risen or fallen over a certain period, usually a year. Generally, more emphasis is placed on recent activity…

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…

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

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 trend following indicator that is used to predict when a given security's momentum is reversing. The indicator is used by traders to eliminate random…

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…