Written by admin on November 21st, 2010
Share Value
Share value also commonly referred to as share price, reflects the changes in the performance of an asset such as company stock, commodities, investment pools, or mutual funds. The current share value (price) multiplied by the number of shares in the asset, reflects the current market value. Investors determine share value by placing trades based [...]
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Uptick Rule
A now defunct rule established by the SEC that required every short sale transaction to be entered at a price that is higher than the price of the previous trade. Also know as the Short Sale Rule. The uptick rule was aimed at preventing short sellers from adding to the downward momentum when the price [...]
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Keltner Channel
A volatility based technical analysis ‘envelope’ indicator that measures the movement of stocks in relation to an upper and lower moving-average band. Used to predict the trend of the market. Some examples of it’s use are: An overbought signal occurs when prices move above the upper band, and an oversold signal occurs when prices move [...]
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Inside Market
The highest quoted bid and the lowest quoted offer (ask) price among competing market makers in a security. This is the best bid and offer prices, also known as the market maker spread.
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Ease Of Movement
A technical analysis, momentum indicator used to show the relationship between the rate of price change and volume. This indicator attempts to identify the amount of volume required to move prices. Generally a value greater than zero is an indication that the stock is being accumulated (bought) and negative values indicate selling pressure. A high [...]
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