For those of you who often scratch your head when you see something in one of my charts or twitter posts – this should help.
| \ | Down |
| ^ | Up |
| 100d | 100 day moving average |
| 10d VWAP | 10 day Volume Weighted Average Price |
| 200d | 200 day moving average |
| 20d | 20 day moving average |
| 50d | 50 day moving average |
| Abv | Above |
| ATM | At the Money |
| ATR | Average True Range |
| B/D | Break Down |
| B/O | Break Out |
| BB | Bollinger Bands |
| BTC | Buy to Close |
| BTO | Buy to Open |
| CnH | Cup and Handle pattern |
| Conf | Confirmation |
| Curl Up | Uh, it is curling up |
| Down with the Titanic | I think you get this one. See “In the Sub” |
| Fib Line | Fibonacci Line : 23.6, 38.2, 61.8 etc. |
| Fish Lips | Just picture fish lips. I use this reference when speaking of Bollinger Bands |
| FTD | Follow Through Day |
| FTW | Follow Through Week |
| HH | Higher High |
| HL | Higher Low |
| HnS | Head and Shoulders pattern |
| Horz Supp | Horizontal Support |
| ITM | In the Money |
| In the Sub | I am in my submarine, bottom fishing |
| Inv Hammer | Inverted Hammer |
| J-hook | J hook pattern. Pattern formation is a J |
| L | Long |
| LH | Lower High |
| LL | Lower LL |
| MA | Moving Average |
| MACD | Moving Average Convergence Divergence |
| MACD Rocket Ship | Easy to understand |
| MACD Ski Jump | Just picture a ski jump. |
| MACD x^ | MACD cross up, a powerful event that preempts a nice up move |
| Marshmallow on-a-stick | A really long shadow on a Hammer, Inv Hammer, Hanging Man or even a Shooting Star |
| MM | Measured Move |
| O/B | Over bought |
| O/D | Overdone |
| O/S | Over sold |
| OTM | Out of the Money |
| PnF | Point ‘n Figure (chart style) |
| pos | Position |
| R | Resistance |
| RES | Resistance |
| RoC | Rate of Change |
| S | Short |
| SI | Short Interest |
| SitG | Stake in the Ground |
| Stalking | May sound bad, but just notes there is an emphasis on watching this particular stock VERY closely (including setting price alerts long or short) |
| STC | Sell to Close |
| StO | Sell to Open |
| STO | Stochastics |
| Supp | Support |
| TL | Trend Line |
| TR | Trend Reversal |
| v | Bounce |
| VaP | Volume at Price |
| Volu | Volume |
| Vola | Volatility |
| VWAP | Volume Weighted Average Price |
| Waterfall | Indicator moving, well, down like a waterfall |
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