Glossary
Plain-English definitions of trading terms, indicators and patterns — each linked to the tool inside dtcharts.
- Categoria · 10Technical indicatorsWhat each indicator measures and how traders read it — RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands and more.
- Categoria · 12Candlestick patternsWhat each candlestick pattern looks like and the market psychology behind it — from the doji to three black crows.
- Categoria · 12Chart patternsThe classic price shapes traders watch for — head and shoulders, triangles, flags, wedges and more.
- Categoria · 8Market structureHow price builds trends and ranges — support, resistance, swings, breaks of structure and character shifts.
- Categoria · 6Elliott WaveThe wave principle — impulses, corrections, degrees and the Fibonacci ratios that go with them.
- Categoria · 8Smart moneyInstitutional price-action concepts — order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity, BOS and CHoCH.
- Categoria · 7WyckoffThe Wyckoff method — accumulation, distribution, springs, upthrusts and the phases in between.
- Categoria · 8Order flowReading the tape — volume profile, VWAP, delta, footprint charts and absorption.
- Categoria · 8Chart typesWays to plot price — candlesticks, bars, line, Heikin-Ashi, Renko, point and figure and more.
- Categoria · 8Orders and executionHow trades are placed and filled — market, limit and stop orders, leverage, margin and slippage.
- Categoria · 8Risk managementStaying in the game — risk-reward, position sizing, stops, drawdown and expectancy.
- Categoria · 8Trading basicsThe essentials every trader needs — bid and ask, spread, pips, lots, long versus short and more.
- Categoria · 12MarketsEvery market you can trade — forex, crypto, stocks, futures, options, ETFs, commodities and indices.