139+ Trading Terms Explained

Open interest is the total number of outstanding (open) options contracts that have not been exercised, expired, or closed — it measures how

An Opening Range Breakout (ORB) is a trading strategy that defines the high and low of the first N minutes of the session (commonly 5, 15, o

Option premium is the total price you pay to buy an options contract, composed of two parts: intrinsic value (the amount the option is alrea

An option is out of the money (OTM) when exercising it immediately would not be profitable — a call is OTM when the stock price is below the

A technical condition where an asset has risen so far, so fast that momentum indicators suggest the move may be extended and due for a pullb

The cognitive bias where a trader overestimates the accuracy of their predictions, the quality of their edge, or their ability to handle ris

A technical condition where an asset has declined so far, so fast that momentum indicators suggest the selling may be exhausted and a bounce

Overtrading is taking too many trades — whether from boredom, greed, frustration, or an inability to sit on your hands — leading to degraded