The D0ji is an important kind of candlestick pattern, but easily the most infamous kind of Doji is referred to as the Gravestone Doji. By definition this type of candlestick pattern is formed when the opening and closing price trends for underlying assets are essentially equal, but also occur at the daily low end. […]
This refers to measurable factors of economic performance that shifts ahead of the economic cycle before it begins to follow a specific pattern. As a measure of economic performance, it is used to predict shifts in economic activity. What you need to know is that they (leading indicators) are not always accurate. According to financial […]
This is an economic statistical indicator known to shift after macro economic conditions have shifted too. It also refers to a measurable indicator which has been found to change only after the economy itself has started to shift and follow a particular trend. According to financial experts, lagging indicators are technical factors known to trail […]
Slippage is the difference between the executed and expected price of a trade. It generally occurs during a period of high volatility, as a result of using a market order or when a large order fails to find adequate counter-party interest at the expected trade price. Both a negative and a positive divergence from the […]
Volatility is a measure of the security’s stability and is usually calculated as the standard deviation derived from a continuously compounded return over a certain period of time. It can also be defined as a statistical measure of dispersion for particular securities and is measured by variance or standard deviation. When it comes to option pricing, […]
A market trend represents the general direction in a market or a security. Trends can also be applied to interest rates, yields or any other market that features long-term movements in volume and price. The length of market trends can vary between short-term, intermediate and long-term. In general it is better to trade with a […]
If you are an active trader you might have noticed that financial asset prices follow certain patterns. A pattern that consistently occurs is consolidation between price ranges. Financial assets will often trade in a tight range, consolidating a recent move, and then move to another range and repeat the process. Even during market trends […]
Merger are deals that unite two separate companies into a single new company. There are a number of different types of mergers, and a number of different reasons for companies to go through one. The most common type is the uniting of two completely separate companies into a single new company with a new name. […]
A crossed market refers to a temporary situation where bid prices associated with a particular asset or security is higher than the asking price. Also referred to as backwardation, it is the futures market relationship where the prices are lower than the spot prices. A crossed market is a temporary situation that presents an arbitrage […]
The cup and handle pattern is a continuation chart pattern that looks like cup and handle with a defined resistance level at the top of the cup. It forms from a strong drive up that pulled back and consolidated over a period of time creating the cup before making another push to the […]
