Stock Trading Acronyms
HOD – High of Day (nHOD = new high of day) LOD – Low of Day (nLOD = new low of day)
Typically NOT used near market open. Proper usage is when a stock has retreated from a high or low, then later makes a new high or new low.
EOD – End of Day
O/N – Over Night
52s – new 52 week high
B/O = breakout
SS or S/S – short sell
Green – Price is above previous day’s close
Red – Price is below previous day’s close
Green to Red (G/R) – Stock was above prior day’s close, but now has dropped below it
Red to Green (R/G) – Stock was below prior day’s close, but now has rose above it
L/F – low float
ADR – average day range over a certain period number of days, example: ADR(30) – the higher the number the more volatile
D/R – DayRanger
SSR – Short sell restriction/downtick rule
UBB – Upper Bollinger Band
LBB -Lower Bollinger Band
DD – Due diligence, do your homework on the stock, news, earnings, fundamentals etc.
E/R – Earnings Report
Pre – Pre-market trades
AH – After Hours trades
Shoooooop – often referred to when a stock starts to tank hard
Low float -usually small cap companies with fewer shares issued and a lot of those shares owned by insiders or institutions. Hence lower number of shares actively traded. That increases volatility and potential for short squeeze or drop/rise on E/R or news.
R/R– Risk/Reward
10/60 cross – See post on sidebar under important posts.
S/R – support/resistance
DayRanger refers to the stocks from our scan with the highest average day range (a measure of volatility). More volatility can equal greater than average returns. The day range returns the difference between the high and low prices of the day, represented as a percent of the closing value. For example, suppose a stock closed at 10, the high was 11 and the low was 9. The difference between the high and low is 2. Represented as a percent, the day range is: 20%. So ADR(10) of 20% means the average day range over a 10 day period.
PPT Plunge protection team – meaning the prop job that comes in towards the end of the day to give the market a boost into the next trading session
Additional Acronyms and Terms
Thanks to luckytrader for submitting these!
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a/n |
afternoon |
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Ss |
short sell |
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L2 |
level 2 stock quotes |
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Sup |
support |
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Res |
resistance |
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perking up |
stock is starting to move up a little off of consolidation |
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PH |
power hour, the last hour of trading (3pm to 4pm Eastern) |
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MM |
market maker |
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CP |
Centerpoint Securities |
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IB |
Interactive Brokers |
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TDA |
TDAmeritrade (They own the Thinkorswim trading platform) |
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TOS |
Thinkorswim |
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DAS |
DAS Trading Software |
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Fyi |
for you information |
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Fomo |
Fear of missing out |
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(Done w/) |
All done – closing out a position (Done w/ ABIO for now) |
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L/F |
Low Float |
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ADR |
Average day rang |
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Afk |
Away from keyboard |
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Idk |
I don’t know |
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Iirc |
If I remember correctly |
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imho / imo |
In my (humble) opinion |
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Ttyl |
Talk to you later |
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Bbl |
Be back later |
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Lol |
Laughing out loud |
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Tia |
Thanks in advance |
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Ty |
Thank you |
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Yw |
You’re welcome |
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R/S |
Reverse Split |
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fwiw |
For what it’s worth |
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Brb |
Be right back |
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IOW |
In other words |
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Imo |
in my opinion |
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Imho |
In my humble opinion |
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Jfyi |
Just for your information |
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Fwiw |
For what it’s worth |
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Fack |
Full knowledge |
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FAQ |
Frequently asked questions |
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DIY |
Do it yourself |
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B/C |
Because |
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BTW |
By the way |
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AKA |
Also known as |
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AFK |
Away from keyboard |
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Noob |
Newbie |
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OT |
Off topic |
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POV |
Point of view |
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TYT |
Take your time |
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TTYL |
Talk to you later |
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PROPS |
Proper respect / Proper recognition |
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OMW |
On my way |
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OIC |
Oh I see |
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NVM |
Never mind |
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OFC |
Of course |
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IKR |
I know right |
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SMH |
Shaking my head |
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YOLO |
You only live once |
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LMK |
Let me know |