139+ Trading Terms Explained

A fakeout is when price briefly breaks through a key level — appearing to confirm a breakout or breakdown — but immediately reverses, trappi

A false breakout occurs when price moves beyond a key level (resistance, support, a chart pattern boundary) but fails to sustain the move an

Fibonacci retracement levels are horizontal lines drawn at key ratios (23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, 78.6%) between a significant swing high and

A fill is the execution of an order — when your buy or sell order is matched with a counterparty and the transaction is completed, you've re

Float is the number of shares of a company that are actually available for public trading — it excludes shares held by insiders, major insti

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is the Federal Reserve committee that sets U.S. monetary policy — most importantly, the target fede

FOMO — Fear of Missing Out — is the emotional pressure that drives traders to chase moves they've already missed, entering at suboptimal pri

A futures contract is a standardized agreement to buy or sell a specific asset at a predetermined price on a specified future date — widely