Trading Basics
Double Bottom
A price pattern forming at the bottom of a trend, interpreted by technical analysts as suggesting a reversal in price.
Other Trading Basics
Bid
Traders can go short at the bid price.
The terminology is from the broker point of view, they are bidding to buy from you.
Asian Session
When the majority of Asian markets are open and trade.
Typically 23:00 to 08:00 GMT.
Circuit Breaker
When exchanges stop the trading in a security that has fallen significantly.
This is done to stop an uncontrollable panic.
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