Ticker Symbols & Abbreviations

This post will explain some of the common terms I use in my analysis and charts, as well as the various ticker symbols you see in the signals channel.

Common Terms Used:

• BO = breakout
• PB = pullback
• TL = trendline
• TSL = trailing stop loss
• Long = buy
• Short = sell
• ATHs = all-time highs
• ATLs = all-time lows
• S = support
• R = resistance
• New highs = prices reach new highs
• New lows = prices reach new lows
• New swing high = prices go higher than the previous swing high
• New swing low = prices go lower than the previous swing high
• EMA =exponential moving average

Other Important Terms

Here are some useful guides:

• Beginner’s Guide to Trading & Technical Analysis
• List of Common Financial Terms & Jargon (With Definitions)

Markets & Products

Here is the watchlist of markets and products that the signals cover:

For the signals, I usually include the name and ticker of the product when posting a chart, however for the real-time alerts usually only the ticker symbol is posted, so to find out what the product is, you can simply key it into the search bar of TradingView.

 

1. Forex

These are the different combinations of the main currencies: EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD, USD, CHF, CAD, JPY, SGD.

2. Crypto

These are roughly the top 50 crypto tokens by market capitalization.

There are also some crypto indices, which are useful to analyse the general direction of the crypto market.

3. Stocks

These are the top stocks by market capitalization, as well as those that are popular.

We may occasionally add or remove stocks from this list.

4. Indices & ETFs

These are various indices and ETFs, including country or sector-specific ETFs. It also includes bonds.

5. Commodities

These are spot prices or ETFs of commodities, such as Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, or a mixture of various commodities.

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