day-traders
Quick stock speculators
Day-traders buy and sell financial instruments within the same trading day, closing all positions before markets close.
Unlike investors who hold assets for months or years, day-traders profit from small price movements, often making dozens of trades daily.
The term sometimes carries a whiff of gambling: He quit his job to become a day-trader and lost his savings within a year.
Resale at inflated prices
- intradayWithin a single day
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- executionCompleting a planned task
- positionsLocations or viewpoints held
orders · buy · sell · platform · screen time · real-time · tick · volume
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- NYSELargest equities market
- penny stocksVery low-priced shares
forex · currency · futures · options · derivatives · commodities · securities · ETFs
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
- stop-lossAutomatic sell trigger
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- drawdownReduction over time
risk management · hedging · whipsaw · liquidation · margin call · exposure · capital preservation · risk-reward
Staking money on outcomes
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- bullishExpecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
hunch · contrarian · FOMO · fear · greed · sentiment · pump and dump
Irregular rises and falls
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- choppyBroken into waves
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
Visual data displays
- technical analysisMarket forecasting via statistics
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- signalsConveyed indications
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
gap · reversal · trends · candlesticks · support · resistance · moving averages · RSI
scalping
Resale at inflated prices
positions · orders · buy · sell · platform · screen time · real-time · tick · volume · spreads
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- NYSELargest equities market
penny stocks · forex · currency · futures · options · derivatives · commodities · securities · ETFs · indices
leverage
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
- stop-lossAutomatic sell trigger
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
drawdown · risk management · hedging · whipsaw · liquidation · margin call · exposure · capital preservation · risk-reward
betting
Staking money on outcomes
speculation · hunch · contrarian · FOMO · fear · greed · sentiment · pump and dump
fluctuations
Irregular rises and falls
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- choppyBroken into waves
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
unpredictable · swings · spikes · crashes · rallies · instability · whipsaw
charts
Visual data displays
- technical analysisMarket forecasting via statistics
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- signalsConveyed indications
breakout · gap · reversal · trends · candlesticks · support · resistance · moving averages · RSI