124+ terms across crypto, forex, options, and market structure. Written for traders, not textbooks.
Free distribution of cryptocurrency tokens to wallet addresses, often as a marketing or reward strategy.
Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.
The forex trading session corresponding to Tokyo/Sydney market hours (5 PM - 4 AM ET (Sydney to Tokyo close)).
The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for an asset.
A volatility indicator that measures the average range of price movement over a specified period.
The first currency listed in a forex pair, representing the currency being bought or sold.
An arbitrage strategy exploiting the price difference between a futures contract and its underlying spot asset.
The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset.
A decentralized, distributed ledger that records transactions across a network of computers.
A volatility indicator consisting of a moving average and two standard deviation bands that expand and contract with price volatility.
A price movement through a defined support or resistance level, often accompanied by increased volume.
A contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy an asset at a specified price by a set date.
A chart type showing open, high, low, and close prices for a time period, with visual emphasis on the relationship between open and close.
Mass panic selling where investors abandon positions at any price, often marking a market bottom.
A strategy of borrowing in a low-interest-rate currency to invest in a higher-yielding currency.
A national institution that manages monetary policy, interest rates, and the money supply.
A centralized exchange operated by a company that facilitates cryptocurrency trading.
Automatic trading halts triggered when a security or index moves beyond set thresholds.
A signal or metric that suggests doing the opposite of what the majority of market participants are doing.
A statistical measure of how two assets move in relation to each other, ranging from -1 (opposite) to +1 (identical).
Selling a call option against shares you own to generate income from the premium collected.
Consumer Price Index -- a measure of the average change in prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
Forex pairs that do not include the US dollar.
A quotation of two currencies where one is traded against the other.
A private exchange where large institutional orders are executed without being visible to the public market.
Decentralized Finance -- financial services built on blockchain without traditional intermediaries.
An option Greek measuring how much the option price changes for a $1 move in the underlying asset.
A decentralized exchange that allows peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading without a central authority.
Spreading investments across different assets to reduce the impact of any single position's performance.
Investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals regardless of price, reducing the impact of volatility.
A bullish reversal pattern where price tests the same support level twice and bounces, forming a 'W' shape.
The peak-to-trough decline in account value or portfolio value before a new high is reached.
The date on which an options contract becomes void and the right to exercise ceases.
A composite indicator measuring market sentiment on a scale from extreme fear (0) to extreme greed (100).
The central bank of the United States, responsible for monetary policy, interest rates, and financial stability.
A technical tool that uses horizontal lines at key Fibonacci ratios to identify potential support and resistance levels.
Government decisions about spending and taxation used to influence economic conditions.
The number of shares available for public trading, excluding restricted and insider-held shares.
Fear of Missing Out -- the anxiety-driven impulse to enter a trade because others are profiting.
Periodic payments between long and short traders on perpetual futures contracts to keep the price aligned with spot.
An option Greek measuring the rate of change in delta for a $1 move in the underlying asset.
A price area on a chart where no trading occurred between consecutive periods, creating a visible space.
Transaction fees paid to validators for processing operations on a blockchain network.
Gross Domestic Product -- the total value of all goods and services produced within a country over a specific period.
A programmed event that cuts Bitcoin's mining reward in half, reducing new supply issuance.
A bearish reversal chart pattern with three peaks, where the middle peak is highest, resembling a head with two shoulders.
A comprehensive technical indicator that defines support/resistance, trend direction, momentum, and trading signals in one view.
The market's forecast of likely price movement, derived from options prices.
The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, eroding purchasing power.
The cost of borrowing money, set by central banks as a primary tool for controlling economic activity and inflation.
The difference in interest rates between two currencies in a forex pair.
An options strategy that profits from low volatility by selling both a call spread and put spread.
A mathematical formula that calculates the optimal position size to maximize long-term portfolio growth.
A secondary protocol built on top of a blockchain to improve speed and reduce transaction costs.
Borrowed capital that allows traders to control larger positions with a smaller amount of their own money.
An order to buy or sell at a specific price or better.
How easily an asset can be bought or sold without significantly affecting its price.
A collection of cryptocurrency funds locked in a smart contract that enables decentralized trading and lending.
The forex trading session corresponding to London market hours (3 AM - 12 PM ET), the most liquid session.
A standardized unit of trade size in forex, with a standard lot equaling 100,000 units of the base currency.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence -- a trend-following momentum indicator showing the relationship between two moving averages.
The most traded forex currency pairs, all involving the US dollar.
The collateral required by a broker to open and maintain a leveraged trading position.
A measure of how many stocks are participating in a market move, indicating the health of a trend.
The total market value of a company's or cryptocurrency's outstanding shares or tokens.
A firm or individual that provides liquidity by continuously quoting both buy and sell prices.
An order to buy or sell immediately at the best available current price.
The strike price where the most options contracts expire worthless, theoretically causing maximum loss for option holders.
The process of using computational power to validate transactions and earn cryptocurrency rewards.
Central bank actions controlling money supply and interest rates to manage economic stability.
A calculated average of an asset's price over a specific number of periods, smoothing out short-term fluctuations.
The forex trading session corresponding to US market hours (8 AM - 5 PM ET).
Non-Fungible Token -- a unique digital asset verified on a blockchain representing ownership of a specific item.
A monthly US employment report measuring the number of jobs added or lost, excluding farm workers and a few other categories.
The study of blockchain transaction data to analyze market behavior, investor activity, and network health.
The total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not been settled.
A real-time list of all open buy and sell orders for an asset at various price levels.
The analysis of actual buy and sell orders being executed in the market to understand supply and demand in real time.
Cryptocurrency futures contracts with no expiration date, using funding rates to track the spot price.
The smallest standard price movement in a forex currency pair, typically the fourth decimal place.
Determining the appropriate amount of capital to allocate to a single trade based on account size and risk tolerance.
The price paid to buy an option contract.
A secret cryptographic code that grants ownership and control over cryptocurrency funds.
A consensus mechanism where validators lock up cryptocurrency as collateral to validate transactions.
A consensus mechanism where miners solve computational puzzles to validate transactions and secure the network.
A contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell an asset at a specified price by a set date.
The ratio of put option volume to call option volume, used as a contrarian sentiment indicator.
A monetary policy where the central bank buys government bonds to increase money supply and lower long-term interest rates.
A monetary policy where the central bank reduces its balance sheet by letting bonds mature without reinvesting or actively selling them.
The second currency in a forex pair, representing the price of one unit of the base currency.
A distinct market environment characterized by specific volatility, trend, and correlation patterns that persist over time.
A ratio comparing current trading volume to the average volume for the same time of day.
A price level where selling pressure tends to prevent further advance.
A market framework where participants either embrace risky assets (risk-on) or flee to safe havens (risk-off).
The ratio of potential loss to potential profit on a trade, used to evaluate whether a trade is worth taking.
The process of extending a forex position past the daily settlement time, applying the swap rate.
Relative Strength Index -- a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and magnitude of price changes on a scale of 0-100.
The movement of investment capital from one industry sector to another, driven by the business cycle or changing market conditions.
A measure of risk-adjusted return, calculated as excess return divided by standard deviation of returns.
The total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, indicating bearish positioning.
The difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual execution price.
Self-executing code on a blockchain that automatically enforces the terms of an agreement.
A variation of the Sharpe ratio that only penalizes downside volatility, not overall volatility.
The difference between the bid and ask price of an asset.
A cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged 1:1 to the US dollar.
A momentum indicator comparing a closing price to its range over a set period, identifying overbought and oversold conditions.
An order that automatically closes a position when the price hits a predetermined level to limit losses.
An options strategy involving buying both a call and put at the same strike price, profiting from large moves in either direction.
The fixed price at which an option holder can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying asset.
A price level where buying pressure tends to prevent further decline.
The overnight interest charge or credit for holding a forex position past the daily rollover time.
A predetermined price level at which a profitable position is automatically closed to lock in gains.
An option Greek measuring how much value an option loses per day due to time decay.
A digital asset created on an existing blockchain, often representing utility or governance rights.
A diagonal line connecting two or more price points to identify the direction and strength of a trend.
An option Greek measuring how much the option price changes for a 1% change in implied volatility.
The CBOE Volatility Index, measuring expected 30-day volatility of the S&P 500, often called the 'fear gauge.'
A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns, indicating how much an asset's price fluctuates.
A pattern where implied volatility is higher for options that are deep in-the-money or out-of-the-money compared to at-the-money options.
The total number of shares, contracts, or coins traded during a given period.
A charting tool that shows the distribution of trading volume at different price levels over a specified time period.
Volume Weighted Average Price -- the average price weighted by volume, used as a key intraday benchmark.
A digital tool that stores private keys and allows users to send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency.
A graph plotting interest rates of bonds with equal credit quality but different maturity dates.
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