day-trading
Same-session stock flipping
Day-trading is buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day, closing all positions before the market closes.
Day-traders attempt to profit from small price movements rather than long-term growth, often making dozens of trades daily.
The practice requires constant attention to markets and carries significant risk: He lost his savings day-trading meme stocks.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- forexCurrency trading market
currencies · ETFs · commodities · securities · shares · contracts · pairs · indices
Within a single day
- scalpingResale at inflated prices
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- executionCompleting a planned task
- ordersInstructions to obey
positions · buy · sell · entry · exit · stop-loss · fill · slippage
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
- drawdownReduction over time
overtrading · exposure · risk-reward · blow-up · discipline
Convertibility to cash
- volumeAmount of space filled
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- NYSELargest equities market
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
exchanges · bid · ask · spread · depth · float · catalyst · news
Visual data displays
- technicalOf specific methods
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- candlesticksBases for tapers
support · resistance · breakout · trend · momentum · volume · signals · RSI
Increases in value
- returnsProfits from investments
- P&LEarnings and losses report
- greenColor of vegetation
- winnerOne who prevails
scalp · target · reward · income · consistency · edge · expectancy · profit-taking
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- futuresContracts for future delivery
forex · currencies · ETFs · commodities · securities · shares · contracts · pairs · indices · crypto
intraday
Within a single day
orders · positions · buy · sell · entry · exit · stop-loss · fill · slippage · spread
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
drawdown · overtrading · exposure · risk-reward · blow-up · discipline
liquidity
Convertibility to cash
NASDAQ · exchanges · bid · ask · spread · depth · float · catalyst · news · earnings
charts
Visual data displays
- technicalOf specific methods
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
candlesticks · support · resistance · breakout · trend · momentum · volume · signals · RSI · Bollinger
gains
Increases in value
winner · scalp · target · reward · income · consistency · edge · expectancy · profit-taking