Glossary of Terms

I have put together a draft of some of the terms that I use in my charts. It is by no means an authority on Technical Analysis terms, but a collection of abbreviations and simple analogies to describe what I see in a chart. I will add to it when appropriate, so feel free to send anything along that you would like added, updated, or changed.

Glossary of Terms

Abbreviations & Other Identifiers

\	Down
^	Up
100d	100 day moving average
10d VWAP	10 day Volume Weighted Average Price
200d	200 day moving average
20d	20 day moving average
50d	50 day moving average
Abv	Above
B/D	Break Down
B/O	Break Out
BB	Bollinger Bands
CnH	Cup and Handle pattern
Conf	Confirmation
Curl Up	Uh, it is curling up
Down with the Titanic	I think you get this one. See In the Sub.
Fib Line	Fibonacci Line : 23.6, 38.2, 61.8 etc.
Fish Lips	Just picture fish lips. I use this reference when speaking of Bollinger Bands
HH	Higher High
HL	Higher Low
HnS	Head and Shoulders pattern
Horz Supp	Horizontal Support
In the Sub	I am in my submarine, bottom fishing
Inv Hammer	Inverted Hammer
J-hook	J hook pattern. Pattern formation is a J
L	Long
LH	Lower High
LL	Lower LL
MACD	Moving Average Convergence Divergence
MACD Rocket Ship	Easy to understand
MACD Ski Jump	Just picture a ski jump.
MACD x^	MACD cross up, a powerful event that preempts a nice up move
Marshmallow on-a-stick	A really long shadow on a Hammer, Inv Hammer,  Hanging Man or even a Shooting  Star
MM	Measured Move
O/B	Over bought
O/D	Overdone
O/S	Over sold
RES	Resistance
S	Short
Stalking	May sound bad, but just notes there is an emphasis on watching this particular stock VERY closely (including setting price alerts long or short)
STO	Stochastics
Supp	Support
TL	Trend Line
TR	Trend Reversal
VaP	Volume at Price
Vol	Volume
VWAP	Volume Weighted Average Price
Waterfall	Indicator moving, well, down like a waterfall