daytraders
Quick stock sellers
Daytraders buy and sell financial instruments within the same trading day, closing all positions before the market closes.
The strategy aims to profit from small price movements rather than long-term growth.
Daytrading requires constant attention to markets and carries substantial risk: He lost his savings trying to be a daytrader.
Also spelled as two words.
Resale at inflated prices
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
reversal · contrarian · hedging · stop-loss
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- forexCurrency trading market
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- optionsAvailable courses of action
cryptocurrency · commodities · NYSE · NASDAQ · indices · ETFs · currencies · derivatives
Rhythmic back-and-forth movements
- whipsawTwo-person timber cutter
- choppyBroken into waves
- fluctuationsIrregular rises and falls
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
surges · correction · crash · momentum · breakout · squeeze · halts · afterhours
Trained self-control or specialty
- patienceCalm during delays
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- fearEmotional response to threat
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
overtrading · tilt · emotions · stress · burnout
Completing a planned task
- ordersInstructions to obey
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
- shortingCreating unintended circuit connection
positions · spread · slippage · fills · brokerage · commissions · platforms
Visual data displays
- candlesticksBases for tapers
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- signalsConveyed indications
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
volume · support · resistance · trendlines · RSI · Fibonacci · screeners · scanners
Increases in value
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- P&LEarnings and losses report
- returnsProfits from investments
- risk-rewardBalance of gain and loss
drawdown · breakeven · consistent · compounding · capital · bankroll
scalping
Resale at inflated prices
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
breakout · reversal · contrarian · hedging · stop-loss
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- forexCurrency trading market
- futuresContracts for future delivery
options · cryptocurrency · commodities · NYSE · NASDAQ · indices · ETFs · currencies · derivatives · securities
swings
Rhythmic back-and-forth movements
- whipsawTwo-person timber cutter
- choppyBroken into waves
- fluctuationsIrregular rises and falls
spikes · surges · correction · crash · momentum · breakout · squeeze · halts · afterhours · premarket
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
execution
Completing a planned task
shorting · positions · spread · slippage · fills · brokerage · commissions · platforms
charts
Visual data displays
- candlesticksBases for tapers
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- signalsConveyed indications
patterns · volume · support · resistance · trendlines · RSI · Fibonacci · screeners · scanners · watchlist
gains
Increases in value
risk-reward · drawdown · breakeven · consistent · compounding · capital · bankroll