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We have been asked to create a summary page with resources specific to financial markets (Forex, Futures, Cryptocurrency, Stocks, Options, etc.). Here it is. We hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Please note the below consists of links towards public information already made public by others. Therefore, we do not own nor do we manage the information referred to below. We do not control these links as they point toward other web domains we do not own. As a result we do not know if the information below is accurate or otherwise.

Even if the links below point towards accurate information, please note that trading the financial markets contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. As such, an investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardising one’s financial security or lifestyle. Therefore, only risk capital should be used for trading, and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. In addition, please note that past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Table of contents

  1. Technical jargon
    1. Assets or tickers
    2. Options
    3. Popular technical indicators available in TradingView and many other end-user focused platforms
    4. Popular terms and jargon
    5. Automatic levels with potential relevance for intraday traders
      1. Low-level automated levels
      2. Mid-level automated levels
      3. High-level automated levels
  2. Google playlists focused on financial markets
  3. Everyday news sites and blogs
  4. Financial markets stock screeners
  5. Recurring informative reports
  6. Calendars with economic events
  7. Live dashboards for the financial markets
  8. Software tools or services that offer a trial period
  9. Low-quality mechanical trading methods
  10. YouTube channels of other communities and their parent websites
  11. Professional platforms focused on financial markets

Technical jargon

Assets or tickers

  1. ES = Emini S&P 500 Index
  2. NQ = Emini Nasdaq 100 Index
  3. RTY = Emini Russell 200 Index
  4. YM = Emini Dow 30 Index

Options

  1. ATM = At the money (Options)
  2. ITM = In the money (Options)
  3. OTM = Out of the money (Options)
  1. ATR = Average true range
  2. EMA = Exponential moving average
  3. FIB = Fibonacci level
  4. HMA = Hull moving average
  5. KAMA = Kaufmann adaptive moving average
  6. MACD = Moving average convergence/divergence
  7. RSI = Relative strength index indicator
  8. SMA = Simple moving average
  9. VIX = Volatility Index
  1. AAE = Anomaly auction event
  2. ATH = All-time highs
  3. BE = Break even
  4. BO = Break out
  5. BTD = Buy the dip
  6. DOM = Depth of the market
  7. EOD = End of day
  8. ETH = Extended trading hours
  9. EZ = Edge zones
  10. FOBO = Fake breakout
  11. FOMO = Fear of missing out
  12. Globex = Global exchange
  13. GZ = Golden zone (Fibonacci)
  14. HOD = High of Day (statistically first 2hrs/last hour)
  15. HVN = High volume node
  16. IB = Initial balance (first range of the 60 minutes RTH)
  17. LOD = Low of Day (statistically first 2hrs/last hour)
  18. LTF = Longer time frame
  19. LVN = Low volume node
  20. MOMO = Momentum trade
  21. ONH-YL = Overnight high – yesterday’s low
  22. OR = Opening range (first range of the 60 minutes RTH)
  23. OSL = Opening Swing Low
  24. PB = Pull back
  25. Pay the high = Hitting the SL whilst aiming for a low
  26. PnF = Point and figure chart
  27. PnL = Profit and loss
  28. Range = Oscillating
  29. Reloading the bid/the offer = Buyer/seller at a price
  30. RTH = Regular trading hours
  31. RS = Relative strength
  32. S/D = Supply/Demand
  33. S/R = Support/Resistance
  34. Sell buy at the market = Get whatever the market has to offer
  35. Sitting on the bid = Someone keeps reloading the bid / reloading the bid
  36. Sitting on the offer = Someone keeps reloading the offer / reloading the offer
  37. SL = Stop loss
  38. Stacking the bid/offer = Loading up prices as pending orders
  39. STD = Standard deviation (the bands around an indicator)
  40. STF = Shorter time frame
  41. STR = Sell the rip
  42. STRAT = A trading strategy
  43. T&S = Time and sales (aka “the tape”)
  44. Tic up/down = Market has moved the smallest incremental price up/down
  45. To fade = To trade against the current trend
  46. TP = Take profit
  47. Trading price = Bid at XXX, offer at XXX
  48. YOPEN = Yesterday’s open
  49. The Accumulation/distribution zone = Accumulation refers to the buy side, whilst distribution refers to the sell side.

Automatic levels with potential relevance for intraday traders

Low-level automated levels

  1. GPOC = Prior Globex Volume Point of Control
  2. GVAH = Prior Globex Value Area High
  3. GVAL = Prior Globex Value Area Low
  4. IBH = Initial Balance High
  5. IBL = Initial Balance Low
  6. IBMid = Initial Balance Middle
  7. ONH = Prior Globex High
  8. ONL = Prior Globex Low
  9. Open = RTH Open Price
  10. OR High = Open Range High
  11. OR Low = Open Range Low
  12. OR Mid = Middle Between OR High and OR Low
  13. PDC = Prior Day Close
  14. PDH = Prior Day High
  15. PDL = Prior Day Low
  16. RPOC = Prior Day RTH Volume Point of Control
  17. RTH Mid = The middle or “halfback” between RTH High and RTH Low
  18. RTH VWAP = Volume Weight Average Price (Starting at RTH Open)
  19. RVAH = Prior Day RTH Value Area High
  20. RVAL = Prior Day RTH Value Area Low
  21. 24 Mid = The middle or “halfback” between an entire 24-hour session High and Low
  22. 24 VWAP = Volume Weighted Average Price (Starting at Globex open and running through RTH Close)

Mid-level automated levels

  1. Weekly Initial Balance = Sunday Open until Monday 11 PM (The first 30 hours of trading for the week)
  2. WIB-Hi = Weekly IB High
  3. WIB-Mid = Weekly IB Midpoint
  4. WIB-Lo=Weekly IB Low
  5. WIB 50% , 100% , 150% , 200% = Percent extensions above the Weekly IB High
  6. WIB -50% , -100% , -150% , -200% = Percent extensions below the Weekly IB low
  7. wVWAP = Volume Weight Average Price anchored to Sunday Open
  8. PW-Hi = Prior Week High
  9. PW-Lo = Prior Week Low
  10. PW-CL = Prior Week Close
  11. WK-OP = Current Week Open
  12. Weekly VAH = Current Week Developing Value High
  13. Weekly VAL = Current Week Developing Value Low
  14. Weekly POC = Current Week Developing Point of Control
  15. PW-VAH = Prior Week Value Area High
  16. PW-VAL = Prior Week Value Area Low
  17. PW-POC = Prior Week Point of Control

High-level automated levels

  1. MTH-Op = Current Month Open
  2. MTH-POC = Current Month Point of Control
  3. MTH-VAH = Current Month Value Area High
  4. MTH-VAL = Current Month Value Area Low
  5. mVWAP = Current Month VWAP
  6. PM-Cl = Previous Month Close
  7. PM-Hi = Previous Month High
  8. PM-Lo = Previous Month Low
  9. PM-POC = Previous Month Point of Control
  10. PM-VAH = Previous Month Value Area High
  11. PM-VAL = Previous Month Value Area Low

Google playlists focused on financial markets

  1. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Sierra Charts, Ninja Trader, Tradovate or other heavy lifters
  2. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Platform-agnostic
  3. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Deep dive scenario analysis
  4. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Candle-based price action
  5. Financial markets – Fundamental analysis
  6. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Tradovate
  7. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Ninja Trader
  8. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Sierra Charts
  9. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Market Delta
  10. Financial markets – Decent advice
  11. Financial markets – Market leaders
  12. Financial markets – Trading dashboards
  13. Financial markets – Early-days principles
  14. Financial markets – Commercial indicators
  15. Financial markets – Perspectives – Point and Figure and Reversal bar periods
  16. Financial markets – Brokerages

Everyday news sites and blogs

  1. https://finviz.com/news.ashx – News and blogs
  2. https://www.tradethenews.com
  3. https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters – Five Things to Start Your Day
  4. https://seekingalpha.com

Financial markets stock screeners

  1. https://www.stockfetcher.com – Free for top five
  2. https://finviz.com
  3. https://www.chartmill.com/home

Recurring informative reports

  1. https://www.tradingster.com – Analysis of Commitment of Traders (COT) Reports
  2. https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html – Countdown to FOMC and interest rate probabilities

Calendars with economic events

  1. https://www.forexfactory.com/calendar
  2. https://www.topstep.com/economic-calendar/
  3. https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/options-expiration-calendar
  4. https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp – Used by John Grady
  5. https://www.fxstreet.com/economic-calendar

Live dashboards for the financial markets

  1. Finscreener.org (Nasdaq 100 as an example)
  2. Finviz.com
  3. Marketscreener.com (Nasdaq 100 as an example)
  4. Sharecast.com (Nasdaq_100 example)

Software tools or services that offer a trial period

  1. https://tradeproacademy.com

Low-quality mechanical trading methods

  1. TRADE PRO spreadsheet file with YouTube links

YouTube channels of other communities and their parent websites

Please note that we only reference the communities below to exemplify how many alternative communities claim to teach others how to trade the financial markets. We do not support any of these communities in particular. We are not affiliated with them. We are not encouraging you to purchase or not to purchase their services. We have only accessed a few of their videos via Google, as any unregistered visitor can do. Given the number of members, YouTube says each channel has, they are worthy of being listed below. Equally, this shows how easy it is to create a YouTube channel and generate an audience nowadays.

  1. https://www.youtube.com/c/TraderDale1/featured (https://www.trader-dale.com)
  2. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSecretMindset/featured (https://thesecretmindset.com)
  3. https://www.youtube.com/c/RileyColeman/featured and https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelChin/featured (https://www.dayonetraders.com)
  4. https://www.youtube.com/c/PhotonTrading/featured (https://www.photontradingfx.com)
  5. https://www.youtube.com/c/GreedyTrader (also search on Udemy)
  6. https://www.youtube.com/c/TradeProAcademy/featured (https://tradeproacademy.com)
  7. https://www.youtube.com/@mahadfx/
  8. https://www.youtube.com/@XtradesYT
  9. https://www.youtube.com/@JonWatkins
  10. https://www.youtube.com/@EthanHughesOfficial
  11. https://www.youtube.com/@TraderDante (http://www.trader-dante.com/)

Professional platforms focused on financial markets

  1. https://www.jigsawtrading.com
  2. https://ninjatrader.com – NT8 – NinjaTrader 8
  3. https://www.sierrachart.com – SC – Sierra Charts
  4. TOS – Think Or Swim