Understanding trading abbreviations and acronyms is essential for effective communication in the markets. These shorthand terms represent complex concepts and financial instruments, streamlining communication among traders and investors. Mastering these abbreviations enhances clarity and efficiency in discussing market trends, strategies, and investment opportunities.
A.
ATH - All Time High
ATL - All Time Low
AR - Automatic Rally
B.
BE - Break Even
BOS - Break of Structure
C.
CVD - Cumulative Volume Delta
CDW - Chicken Drinking Water (Aka Swing Failure Pattern)
CME - Bitcoin futures contract
D.
D - Daily
DCA - Dollar Cost Average
DOM - Depth of Market
dPOC - Daily Point of Control
E.
EQ - Equilibrium (mid point of range or time period)
EqH - Equal Highs
EqL - Equal Lows
F.
FVG - Fair Value Gap (is a price imbalance between 3 candles that can be used as targets, as price tends to fill this imbalance area of liquidity)
Fib - Fibonacci
G.
GP - Golden Pocket - the 0.65 to 0.618 fib levels
GZ - Golden Zone (Golden Pocket)
H.
H - Hourly
HL - Higher Low
HH - Higher High
HVN - High Volume Node
HTF - High Time Frame
I.
IB - Initial Balance
IBH - Initial Balance High
IBL - Initial Balance Low
IMB - Imbalance
J.
K.
L.
LL - Lower Low
LH - Lower High
LTF - Low Time Frame
LPS - Last Point of Support
LPSY - Last Point of Supply
M.
M - Monthly
MA- Moving Average
MS - Market Structure
MSB - Market Structure Break
N.
NPOC - Naked Point of Control
NL - Net Longs
NS - Net Shorts
O.
OI - Open Interest
OB - Order Block
P.
PA - Price Action
POC - Point of Control
pdPOC - Previous Day Point of Control
pdVAH - Previous Day Value Area High
pdVAL - Previous Day Value Area Low
POI - Point of Interest
PS - Preliminary Support
PP - Previous Period
Q.
R.
rPOC - Range Point of Control
rVAH - Range Value Area High
rVAL - Range Value Area Low
RR - Risk to Reward
S.
SFP - Swing Failure Pattern
SL - Stop Loss
SP - Single Print
S/R - Support / Resistance
T.
TA - Technical Analysis
TL - Trend Line
TD - Tapped Daily
TM - Tapped Monthly
TP - Take Profit
TPO - Time Price Opportunity
TPOC -Time Point of Control
TR - Trading Range
TR - Trend Reversal
TW - Tapped Weekly
U.
UT - Upthrust
UTAD - Upthrust After Distribution
V.
VA - Value Area
VAH -Value Area High
VAL - Value Area Low
VWAP - Volume Weighted Average Price
VPOC - Volume Point of Control
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