Day Trading Commonly Used Terminology:
As a day trader, it's important to understand the jargon and terminology used in the markets. Check out our list of common day trading terms and phrases, designed to help educate traders and improve your overall trading experience.
Day Trading Lingo:
Chat Abbreviations:
WW = Worth Watching
HOD = High of day
NHOD = New high of day
LOD = Low of day
NLOD = New low of day
PT = Price target
PR = Press release/news
PS = Price spike
ER = Earnings release
SUP = Support
RES = Resistance
EOD = End of day
LF = Low float
SL = Stop loss
SI = Short interest
PM = Pre-market 4Am-9:30Am
AH = After-hours 4Pm-8Pm
LV = Low volume
GV = Getting volume
BO = Breaking out
PS = Penny stock
OTC = Over the counter
IPO = Initial Public Offering
DPO = Direct Public Offering aka “Offering”
VWAP = Volume weighted average price
RSI = Relative Strength Index
MACD = Moving Average Convergence/Divergence
EMA = Exponential Moving Average
HTB = Hard To Borrow
PPM = Profit Protection mode
Fwiw = for what it's worth
ORB = opening range break
NTB = never to borrow
ETB = easy to borrow
