Technical Stock Market Terms Flashcards
1
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Moving averages
A
The average for prices of a stock over a given time period
2
Q
Resistance
A
A stock’s price where sellers often emerge, thus preventing a price increase
3
Q
Support
A
A stock’s price where buyers emerge, thus preventing a price decrease
4
Q
Breakouts/Breakdowns
A
Moves across key resistance or support
5
Q
Market valuation
A
The number of shares outstanding multiplied by the stock price
6
Q
Shares outstanding
A
The number of shares issued by the company
7
Q
Float
A
The number of shares that are publicly owned and available for trading.
*Does not include the shares held by insiders.
8
Q
Restricted shares
A
Shares held by insiders
*Included in the number of shares outstanding, but not the float.
9
Q
Unrestricted shares
A
Shares freely tradable
