go long
Run for bomb
Go long means to buy a security or commodity expecting its price to rise—the opposite of going short.
I'm going long on tech stocks this quarter.
In American football, to go long is for a receiver to run a deep route down the field: Go long and I'll throw it to you.
Expecting market gains
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- portfolioCollected works or assets
capital gains · appreciation · dividends · growth stocks · value investing · blue-chip · shareholder · holding period
One who accepts transmission
- passMove beyond or decline
- downfieldToward opponent's goal
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
spiral · end zone · wide receiver · bomb · Hail Mary · coverage · safety · cornerback
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
perseverance · tenacity · staying power · allegiance · constancy · bond · attachment · promise
bullish
Expecting market gains
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
portfolio · capital gains · appreciation · dividends · growth stocks · value investing · blue-chip · shareholder · holding period · market position
receiver
One who accepts transmission
- passMove beyond or decline
- downfieldToward opponent's goal
- quarterbackPassing position in football
touchdown · spiral · end zone · wide receiver · bomb · Hail Mary · coverage · safety · cornerback · streak
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
steadfastness · perseverance · tenacity · staying power · allegiance · constancy · bond · attachment · promise · vow
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
go longgo short
Sell assets you borrowed
short · short sell · sell short · short selling · bear
go longgo short
Sell assets you borrowed
screen pass · buttonhook · dump off · slant · check down
go longday trade
Same-session buying and selling
scalp · swing trade · flip · quick flip · in and out