72 rule
The 72 rule is a formula that calculates how long more...
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advance/decline line
The advance/decline line is a technical indicator used to graph more...
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all ordinaries
All Ordinaries or “All Ords” is the name for the more...
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alpha
Alpha, the first Greek alphabet letter, is also the risk-adjusted more...
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analyst
Although the term analyst can be associated with a broad more...
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annualize
To annualize is to take an item measured for a more...
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arithmetic mean
The arithmetic mean of a set of two or more more...
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Arms Index
Arms Index is a mathematic market meter designed to communicate more...
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ascending bottoms
Ascending bottoms refers to a chart pattern in which the more...
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ascending tops
Ascending tops is a trend of rising high points in more...
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asset turnover
Asset turnover is an efficiency ratio used in financial analysis more...
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asset/equity ratio
The asset/equity ratio shows the relationship of the total assets more...
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back testing
Back testing is the examination of past performance to predict more...
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benchmark
A benchmark is a security or index against which the more...
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beta
Beta, the second Greek letter, is used by investors to more...
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Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model predicts an option’s price given more...
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blow-off top
A blow-off top refers to an extremely fast spike up more...
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candlestick charts
Candlestick charts plot stock price data. Originated by Japanese rice more...
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Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a sophisticated mathematical method more...
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CBOE Gold Index
CBOE Gold Index stands for the Chicago Board Options Exchange more...
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CDR Counterparty Risk Index
The CDR counterparty risk index is a measure of credit more...
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CFA
CFA stands for Chartered Financial Analyst, a professional designation given more...
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CFP
CFP is short for certified financial planner, which is a more...
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Chartered Financial Analyst
A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an investment professional who more...
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chartist
A chartist is an investor who attempts to predict market more...
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Commodity Index
A commodity index tracks the price of various types of more...
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confidence indicator
A confidence indicator gauges the optimism of a group of more...
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consensus forecast
A consensus forecast aggregates the estimates of security analysts of more...
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consensus recommendation
The consensus recommendation is an average of analyst ratings on more...
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Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index, also known as the CPI, is more...
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correlation
In statistics, correlation is an assessment of the extent of more...
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correlation coefficient
A correlation coefficient is a numerical, descriptive measure of the more...
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CPI
CPI is the common abbreviation for the Consumer Price Index, more...
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cumulative dividend
A cumulative dividend is a dividend that, if the company more...
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cumulative total return
The cumulative total return on an investment is the total more...
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current yield
Current yield is equal to a bond’s annual interest payment more...
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DAX 100
DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, a more...
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dead cat bounce
A dead cat bounce is any sharp rise in prices more...
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deflator
A deflator is used to convert current dollars into dollars more...
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demand curve
Demand curve is a graphic representation of the demand schedule more...
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demographics
Demographics is the classification of populations, especially consumers, by various more...
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descending bottoms
Descending bottoms refers to a succession of lower lows in more...
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descending tops
Descending tops are a series of trades with each high more...
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dip
A dip in the market is a decline in prices, more...
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DJIA
The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), also known as the more...
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dollar cost averaging
Dollar cost averaging is long-term investment strategy in which a more...
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double bottom
A double bottom is a chart pattern created when a more...
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double top
Double top is a term used by technical analysts to more...
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Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index
The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index is an equity more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex is an global more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex is an international more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is an international free-float more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex is an global more...
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Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index
The Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index is a fixed-income index. more...
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Dow Jones Composite Average
The Dow Jones Composite Average is a combination of the more...
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Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50
The Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index is an equity more...
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Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index
The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a worldwide more...
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the, if more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index is a more...
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Dow Jones Transportation Average
The Dow Jones Transportation Average is the oldest of all more...
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Dow Jones Utility Average
The Dow Jones Utility Average was created after the Dow more...
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downside risk
Downside risk includes both the likelihood and extent to which more...
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downtrend
A downtrend refers to declining prices. A downtrend can more...
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EAFE Index
The EAFE Index measures the overall performance of equities in more...
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Elliott Wave Theory
Elliott Wave Theory was developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in more...
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Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, is a quantitative measure more...
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exponential moving average
An exponential moving average is a more complicated form of more...
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financial analyst
Financial analyst is a finance professional who studies and reports more...
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flat yield curve
A flat yield curve has a small spread between short more...
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forward PE
Forward PE means forward price-to-earnings ratio. Forward PE is more...
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FTSE
The FTSE Group (pronounced “footsie”) computes tens of thousands of more...
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GDP implicit price deflator
The GDP implicit price deflator measures the level of price more...
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historical data
Historical data is information about a company's past, such as more...
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historical trading range
The historical trading range is the lowest and highest price more...
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implied volatility
The implied volatility of an asset is an estimate of more...
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index
An index is a hypothetical basket of securities or economic more...
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index fund
An index fund is a portfolio of assets with allocation more...
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indicated yield
The indicated yield is the indicated dividend for a share more...
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indicator
Indicators are used by market timers to try and divine more...
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inflation rate
The inflation rate is the increase in prices for a more...
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inflation-indexed security
An inflation-indexed security is a stock or bond whose return more...
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inside day
An inside day is a day in which a stock's more...
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intrinsic value
The actual value of a security, as opposed to its more...
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inverted yield curve
An inverted yield curve is one where the most long-term more...
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investment newsletter
An investment newsletter is a publication designed to help investors more...
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investment philosophy
Investment philosophy is a general approach that directs the decisions more...
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investment return
Investment return is the change in value of the investment more...
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January Barometer
The January Barometer is a theory that states that if more...
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Jarrow Turnbull Model
The Jarrow Turnbull Model is a model used to analyze more...
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Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo
Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo is a slang term used more...
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JIC
JIC, which stands for "just in case," is a strategy more...
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Joseph Effect
The Joseph Effect is the idea that movements over time more...
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Keltner Channel
The Keltner channel is a market analysis indicator that measures more...
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Key Rate Duration
Key rate duration measures portfolio sensitivity or security sensitivity. more...
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Klinger Oscillator
The Klinger Oscillator is a market analysis indicator that that more...
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Kondratiev Wave
Russian economist Nikolai Kondratiev theorized that capitalist economies move in more...
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Kurtosis
Kurtosis, of Greek origin meaning "bulging" or "swelling", is a more...
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Laffer Curve
The Laffer Curve is a mathematical shape that shows the more...
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lagging indicator
A lagging indicator is an economic statistic that changes after more...
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law of large numbers
The law of large numbers is a law of probability more...
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leading indicator
A leading indicator is a statistic that predicts trends in more...
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linear regression
In statistics, linear regression is a technique for estimating the more...
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look-ahead bias
Look-ahead bias is use of information outside the time frame more...
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MACD
MACD, which stands for Moving Average Convergence Divergence, is a more...
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misery index
The misery index is the unemployment rate plus the inflation more...
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modern portfolio theory
Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz in the 1950s, more...
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momentum indicator
A momentum indicator is a technical analysis indicator that attempts more...
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money flow
Money flow is a tool used by technical analysts to more...
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Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo methods are numerical techniques used for solving complex more...
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Nasdaq 100 Index
The Nasdaq 100 Index is an index representing the top more...
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Nasdaq Composite Index
Launched in 1971, the NASDAQ Composite Index is based on more...
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normal yield curve
The normal yield curve is a yield curve with interest more...
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October Effect
The October effect is a theory that stocks decline during more...
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one time charge
A one time charge is a charge against earnings that more...
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overbought/oversold indicator
An overbought/oversold indicator is a type of indicator which seeks more...
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PEG ratio
The PEG ratio is a formula used to estimate a more...
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point-and-figure chart
A point-and-figure chart shows filtered price movements of a stock more...
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price gap
A price gap is simply an area within a particular more...
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quant
On Wall Street, a quant is an expert in quantitative more...
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quantitative analysis
Quantitative analysis is a process of disseminating financial data in more...
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range-bound trading
Range-bound trading is a purely technical method of predicting a more...
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Russell 2000
The Russell 2000 is a stock-market index measuring the performance more...
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Russell 2000 index
The Russell 2000 index is a market capitalization-weighted index comprised more...
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Russell 3000
The Russell 3000 is an index calculated by ranking all more...
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Russell Top 50 Index
The Russell Top 50 Index is an a large cap more...
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S&P 1500 Index
The S&P 1500 Index is a broad equity index. The more...
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S&P 400 Index
The S&P 400 Index is an equity index representing 400 more...
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S&P 500 Index
The S&P 500 Index is a well known and followed more...
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S&P 600 Index
The S&P 600 Index is an equity index representing 600 more...
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S&P Global 1200 Index
The S&P Global 1200 Index is a worldwide equity index more...
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SOX Index
The SOX Index represents the symbol of the Philadelphia Stock more...
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STIX
STIX is a technical indicator. STIX stands for Short more...
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stock market analysis
A stock market analysis is an evaluation of the market more...
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stock market breadth
Stock market breadth is a tally of how many stocks more...
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stock market index
A stock market index is a hypothetical basket of securities more...
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stock market letter
A stock market letter is a term used to describe more...
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stock market timer
A stock market timer attempts to profit by predicting the more...
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stock screening
Stock screening is the process of finding stocks that meets more...
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technical analysis
Technical Analysis is a method of forecasting prices of stocks, more...
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technical analyst
A technical analyst believes that prices move in predictable patterns, more...
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TED Spread
A TED spread is a yield spread. On any more...
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timing the market
An investor who is timing the market attempts to increase more...
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trailing PE
A trailing PE is a price-earnings ratio based on the more...
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trendline
A trendline is a straight line connecting multiple points on more...
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US Dollar Index
The US Dollar Index is an index that measures the more...
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valuation
Valuation is the attempt to determine whether a stock is more...
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variance
Variance is a measure of volatility. Variance is calculated as more...
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VIX
VIX is the CBOE Volatility Index, created by the Chicago more...
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volatility
In finance, volatility is a statistical measure of the tendency more...
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volume
Volume is a measure of trading activity. On stock more...
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whipsaw
Whipsaw refers to the rapid movement of stock prices, either more...
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Wilshire 5000
The Wilshire 5000 Index was created by Wilshire Associates in more...
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XAU Index
The XAU Index represents the symbol of the Philadelphia Gold more...
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XOI Index
The XOI Index represents the symbol of the American Stock more...
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yardstick
A yardstick originally meant a flat wooden board that measures more...
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