chartist
Pattern-seeking trader
A chartist is someone who analyzes price charts and trading patterns to predict future market movements.
Chartists study graphs of stock prices, trading volumes, and other market data, looking for recurring patterns rather than examining company fundamentals.
The approach is also called technical analysis. (Capitalized Chartist refers to a member of the 19th-century British reform movement.)
Signs that reveal status
- oscillatorsCircuits generating periodic signals
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- head and shouldersDistinctly better than others
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
support level · resistance level · moving average · stochastic · RSI · trendline · wedge · pennant
Visual data display
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- time frameDesignated period for completion
- logarithmic scaleMeasurement showing multiplicative change
- overlayCovering placed atop
annotation · gridlines · axis · legend · dashboard
Organized push for systemic change
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- petitionFormal written appeal
- six pointsTouchdown's point value
- universal suffrageAll adults may vote
electoral reform · working class · political reform · 1848 · mass movement · demonstration · radical · enfranchisement
Currency trading market
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- indicesOrganized lists for lookup
securities · derivatives · options · cryptocurrency · stock market · market analysis · trend analysis · sentiment
One who transacts commercially
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- bullSteer before castration
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- swing tradingMulti-day position speculation
day trading · scalping · backtesting · entry point · exit point · stop loss · risk management · price target
indicators
Signs that reveal status
- oscillatorsCircuits generating periodic signals
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- head and shouldersDistinctly better than others
breakout · support level · resistance level · moving average · stochastic · RSI · trendline · wedge · pennant · divergence
graph
Visual data display
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- time frameDesignated period for completion
- logarithmic scaleMeasurement showing multiplicative change
overlay · annotation · gridlines · axis · legend · dashboard
reform movement
Organized push for systemic change
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- petitionFormal written appeal
- six pointsTouchdown's point value
universal suffrage · electoral reform · working class · political reform · 1848 · mass movement · demonstration · radical · enfranchisement
forex
Currency trading market
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
indices · securities · derivatives · options · cryptocurrency · stock market · market analysis · trend analysis · sentiment · volatility
trader
One who transacts commercially
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- bullSteer before castration
- bearLarge furry omnivore
swing trading · day trading · scalping · backtesting · entry point · exit point · stop loss · risk management · price target · paper trading
chartistTory
British right-wing partisan
conservative · aristocrat · reactionary · landed gentry · royalist
chartistfundamentalist
Strict original-doctrine adherent
value investor · macroeconomist · Warren Buffett · long-term investor