139+ Trading Terms Explained

A call option gives the buyer the right — but not the obligation — to purchase 100 shares of a stock at the strike price any time before exp

A candlestick is a single bar on a price chart showing four pieces of data for a specific time period: the opening price, the high, the low,

A catalyst is the specific event or news item that triggers unusual price movement in a stock — earnings reports, FDA decisions, analyst upg

Chop is a market condition where price oscillates back and forth in a tight, directionless range with no follow-through in either direction

Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out, notice, and remember information that supports a trade idea you've already formed — while sub

Consolidation is a period where price moves sideways within a relatively tight range after a directional move — it reflects a temporary equi

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a monthly U.S. government report measuring the average change in prices paid by consumers for goods and se