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  • Associated with increasing investor confidence, motivating investors to buy in anticipation of further capital gains. The longest and most famous bull market was in the 1990s when the U.S. and...

    Bull Market

    Associated with increasing investor confidence, motivating investors to buy in anticipation of further capital gains. The longest and most famous bull market was in the 1990s when the U.S. and...

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  • A price pattern in candlestick charting that occurs when a stock trades significantly lower than its opening, but rallies back to close either above or close to its opening price....

    Bottoming Candle

    A price pattern in candlestick charting that occurs when a stock trades significantly lower than its opening, but rallies back to close either above or close to its opening price....

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  • A bear market is described as being accompanied by widespread pessimism. Investors anticipating further losses are motivated to sell, with negative sentiment feeding on itself in a vicious circle. One...

    Bear Market

    A bear market is described as being accompanied by widespread pessimism. Investors anticipating further losses are motivated to sell, with negative sentiment feeding on itself in a vicious circle. One...

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  • A chart pattern that forms when a small black candlestick is followed by a large white candlestick that completely eclipses or “engulfs” the previous day’s candlestick. Bullish Engulfing candles often...

    Bullish Engulfing Candle

    A chart pattern that forms when a small black candlestick is followed by a large white candlestick that completely eclipses or “engulfs” the previous day’s candlestick. Bullish Engulfing candles often...

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  • A steep and rapid increase in price followed by a steep and rapid drop in price. The rapid increase can be a result of either actual news or simply a...

    Blow-Off Top

    A steep and rapid increase in price followed by a steep and rapid drop in price. The rapid increase can be a result of either actual news or simply a...

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  • A chart pattern that consists of a small white candlestick with short tails (or shadows) followed by a large black candlestick that eclipses or “engulfs” the small white one. Bearish...

    Bearish Engulfing Candle

    A chart pattern that consists of a small white candlestick with short tails (or shadows) followed by a large black candlestick that eclipses or “engulfs” the small white one. Bearish...

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