Clear explanations of the market, macro, and trading terms used across MyTrade Academy.
A drawdown measures the decline from a prior peak in an asset or account. It captures the path of losses and shows why deeper declines require progressively larger gains to recover.
Read definitionA false breakout occurs when price temporarily penetrates a key support or resistance boundary but quickly reverses back inside the prior range.
Read definitionA false positive is a shape that matches a scanner's rule but carries no real meaning in the market. It is the noise every pattern scanner produces alongside real candidates.
Read definitionA higher timeframe is the larger chart you use for context, such as daily vs. 15-minute. It describes structure and background, not the precise entry trigger.
Read definitionA large language model is trained to produce plausible text from a prompt. It is strong at summarizing and explaining, and has no special mechanism for predicting market prices.
Read definitionA limit order instructs a broker to trade only at a specified price or better, providing strict price protection at the risk of non-execution.
Read definitionThe lookback period is how much history an indicator consumes. It decides the indicator’s sensitivity, and any reading is meaningless without naming it.
Read definitionA losing streak is an unbroken sequence of consecutive unprofitable trades. Understand streak probabilities, compounding drawdown, and capital protection.
Read definitionA lower timeframe is the smaller chart you use for the entry trigger, such as 15-minute or 5-minute alongside a daily chart. It is the chart you can actually watch and act on.
Read definitionA market order instructs a broker to buy or sell immediately at the best currently available market price, prioritizing speed over price control.
Read definitionA market regime defines the prevailing behavioral state of financial markets, dictating which strategic playbooks hold a mathematical edge.
Read definitionA market trend is the persistent directional movement of asset prices over time, defined structurally by sequences of rising or falling swing pivots.
Read definitionA moving average replaces each price with the mean of the last N prices. It smooths noise, confirms changes late, and never previews the future.
Read definitionA pip is the standard unit of price movement in foreign exchange quotes. Learn how pips work and why monetary value depends on the pair and lot size.
Read definitionA policy rate is the interest-rate setting a central bank uses to influence short-term funding costs and the broader path of monetary conditions.
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