The Zig Zag overlay is a collection of straight lines that connect significant tops and bottoms on a price graph. It takes a single parameter that specifies the percentage that the price must move in [..]

A plot of treasury yields across the various maturities at a specific point in time. At the front (left) of the yield curve are T-Bills with maturities of 12, 26 and 52 weeks. In the middle are Treasu [..]

A fifth character appearing at the end of a security's ticker symbol that identifies the security as a mutual fund. For example, the symbol for the PRIMECAP Odyssey Stock Fund (POSKX) ends in [..]

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Developer of the RSI indicator and the Directional Movement Indicator (DMI) system.

A moving average that uses a selected time span, but gives greater weight to the more recent price data. Weighted Close A weighted average of the high, low and close that places more weight on the clo [..]

A reversal chart pattern characterized by two converging trend lines that connect at an apex. The wedge is slanted either downwards or upwards demonstrating bullish or bearish behavior respectively. S [..]

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The number of trades in a security over a period of time. On a chart, volume is usually represented as a histogram (vertical bars) below the price chart. The NYSE and Nasdaq measure volume differently [..]

A measurement of change in price over a given period. It is usually expressed as a percentage and computed as the annualized standard deviation of the percentage change in daily price. The more volati [..]