373+ trading terms explained — metrics, psychology, derivatives, and more.
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Win rate, profit factor, expectancy, Sharpe ratio, drawdown, and P&L — trading metrics defined for Indian journal and analytics users.
RSI, MACD, VWAP, support, breakouts, candlesticks, and chart patterns — technical analysis terms for NSE and Nifty traders.
P/E, EPS, ROE, book value, and earnings terms for stock swing and investment context on NSE-listed companies.
Liquidity, spreads, sessions, NSE, Nifty, circuits, and microstructure — how Indian markets actually trade.
Position sizing, stop-loss, drawdown limits, R-multiples, and ruin math — risk terms for disciplined NSE and F&O books.
Market, limit, stop, bracket, GTT, and OCO orders on Indian brokers — execution terms that affect slippage and journal accuracy.
Discipline, FOMO, revenge trading, bias, and mindset — psychology terms linked to measurable journal behaviour.
Options Greeks, futures, open interest, IV, spreads, and assignment — F&O terms for Nifty and stock derivatives on NSE.
Day trading, swing, scalping, mean reversion, and systematic styles — strategy terms for clean tagging and comparison.
Trading journal, edge, watchlists, and cross-cutting terms for Indian retail traders using structured review.
Absolute return measures total percentage gain or loss without benchmarking to Nifty. Formula, review habits, and target bands for Indian trading accounts.
Accumulation is Wyckoff phase where smart money builds positions. Base before markup on stocks.
A/D line tracks volume-weighted money flow. Using it with price on NSE charts and tagging divergences in your journal.
ADX measures trend strength without direction. Filter ranging vs trending weeks for Nifty strategies.
After-hours is trading outside regular NSE cash session. US ADRs vs limited Indian context — do not confuse sessions.
Algorithmic trading uses rules executed by software. API brokers on NSE — journal versioned algo tags.
Alpha is return above a chosen benchmark after adjusting for market exposure. How Indian traders use it in journal review vs marketing claims.
Analysis paralysis is over-research that blocks execution. Playbook checklists vs endless chart tabs.
Anchoring fixates on first price seen — often entry or day high. VWAP and entry anchor mistakes on Nifty.
Anti-martingale increases size after wins, decreases after losses. Journal sizing rules vs revenge sizing.
Arbitrage exploits small price differences across venues or forms. Cash-futures basis on Nifty — realistic retail scope.
Assignment risk is the chance a short option becomes delivery or cash-settled obligation. NSE equity vs index, expiry week habits.
ATM strike is where spot ≈ strike. Delta and liquidity hub on Nifty weeklies.
ATR measures average true range. Volatility sizing on F&O and cash.
Auto square off is broker-forced position closure when margin or MIS cut-off rules fail. Learn triggers on NSE, costs, and how to prevent it in F&O books.
Average holding time shows how long trades stay open. Scalps vs swings on same account.
Average loss is mean loss on losing trades. Costs and slippage on Bank Nifty change the number.
ATR measures average volatility range. Stop placement and position sizing on Nifty, Bank Nifty, and stocks.
Average win is mean profit on winning trades. Track per strategy on NSE books in TradeLyser.
Averaging down adds to losing position. High risk on NSE — tag separately from scaling into winners.
Backwardation is when near futures trade below spot or far futures — positive roll yield for some long carries. Learn NSE index futures curve context.
Basis is the gap between futures and spot/cash price. Learn contango, backwardation, and roll implications for Nifty and Bank Nifty journals.
Batting average blends win rate and payoff in one number. Quick setup health read on NSE tags.
Bear market is prolonged decline and risk-off. Defensive sizing on Indian equities.
Beta measures sensitivity to a benchmark like Nifty 50. Learn calculation intuition, hedging, and how to tag beta exposure in TradeLyser.
Bid-ask spread is the gap between buy and sell quotes. Cost of immediacy on NSE stocks and options.
Blue chip is large stable NSE leader. Liquidity and lower spread for journal consistency.
Bollinger Bands wrap price in volatility-based envelopes. Squeeze, walk the band, and mean-reversion vs trend tags.
Book value is net assets per share. Anchor for P/B on Indian banks and industrials.
Bracket orders attach target and stop to entry. Automation for intraday NSE products — log OCO outcomes.
Breakout trading enters when price clears a defined range or level. Volume, false breaks, and tagging failed vs successful breaks.
Breakout trading enters on range expansion. Nifty ORB and stock level breaks on NSE.
BSE is India’s older exchange. Alternative listing venue to NSE.
Bull market is sustained rising prices and optimism. Regime tag for long-biased NSE books.
Butterfly combines strikes for limited risk around pin. Expiry-week Nifty structures.
Buying power is capital available for new trades. Margin-aware sizing on NSE F&O.
CAGR smooths multi-year account growth into one annual rate. Formula, validation on Indian trading books, and journal use in TradeLyser.
Calculation method defines how buys and sells pair for P&L — FIFO, LIFO, or average cost. Consistency for Indian tax reconciliation.
Calendar spread uses different expiries same strike. Theta and vol term structure on NSE.
A call option gives the right to buy the underlying at the strike. Long vs short, weekly Nifty use, and journal tagging.
Calmar ratio divides annualised return by max drawdown. A compact reward-to-pain metric for trading book review.
Candlesticks show open, high, low, close per period. Reading bodies, wicks, and patterns on Nifty charts with journal tagging.
Capitulation is panic selling climax. Potential reversal context after steep Nifty drops.
Carry trade earns interest differential. Macro strategy — FX/rates context for global Indian traders.
Cash settlement pays the profit or loss in cash at F&O expiry without delivering shares. Learn how NSE cash settlement works for index derivatives and journal treatment.
Cash-secured put sells put with cash reserved. Wheel-style entry on NSE large caps.
Catalyst is event that can move price. Earnings, policy, and sector news on NSE names.
CCI measures deviation from statistical mean. Overbought/oversold oscillator.
Chaikin MF blends price location and volume. Accumulation gauge on stocks.
Circuit breakers halt trading at limit moves. Gap and plan risk on NSE stocks.
Cognitive dissonance is mental discomfort when actions contradict beliefs. Holding losers on Indian books.
Confirmation bias favours information that supports your thesis. Journal devil’s advocate notes on Reliance/Nifty trades.
Confluence is multiple independent signals aligning. Quality filter for discretionary entries.
Consecutive losses track losing streak length. Psychology and size rules on Indian books.
Consolidation is sideways price action. Range setups before Nifty expansion.
Contango is when longer-dated futures trade above nearer contracts or spot. Learn roll cost impact on Nifty futures and journal tracking for roll traders.
A conviction score is a pre-trade self-rating of how strongly a trader believes a setup meets their criteria — used to analyse whether higher-conviction trades outperform lower-conviction ones.
Correction is counter-trend dip in larger trend. Buy-the-dip context on Nifty.
Correlation measures how two instruments move together. Pairs, hedges, and portfolio heat on NSE.
Cost basis is average price paid for holdings. Tax and P&L context on Indian demat books.
Cover order pairs entry with compulsory stop on Indian brokers. Intraday risk wrapper.
Covered calls sell calls against owned stock. Income vs upside cap on NSE holdings — journal structure tags.
Credit spreads sell one option and buy a further OTM leg. Defined risk premium selling on Bank Nifty weeklies.
Cumulative delta sums aggressive buy minus sell volume. Order flow pressure on index futures.
Cup and handle is a bullish continuation pattern. Swing entries on NSE leaders and handle depth rules.
Current ratio measures short-term liquidity. Balance sheet health on Indian companies.
Daily review is a short end-of-session recap of trades, rule adherence, and MTM. Learn a 10–15 minute TradeLyser routine for NSE intraday and F&O traders.
Dark cloud cover is bearish two-candle reversal. Closes below prior midpoint.
Dark pool is private venue for large block trades. US concept — limited direct NSE retail access.
Day trading closes positions before session end. Costs, STT, and tagging on NSE intraday books.
Death cross is short MA crossing below long MA. Risk-off context for swing books.
Debit spread buys spread for net debit. Directional defined risk on index options.
D/E measures leverage from debt vs equity. Risk context for NSE stock swings.
Delta estimates how much an option price moves per ₹1 move in the underlying. Hedging, directional bias, and Nifty weekly contract notes.
Delta neutral portfolio has net delta near zero. Hedging concept for options books.
Demat holds shares electronically in India. Prerequisite for NSE cash trading.
A discipline score is a composite metric that measures how consistently a trader followed their trading plan rules during a given session or period.
Distribution is topping range before markdown. Supply absorption after extended rally.
Divergence is price vs indicator disagreement. MACD/RSI tags on Reliance swings.
Diversification spreads risk across uncorrelated bets. Multi-strategy tagging on one Indian trading account.
Dividend yield is annual dividend vs price. Income context for large-cap NSE holdings.
Doji shows open≈close indecision. Context at Nifty levels and stock reversals.
Donchian channel tracks N-bar high/low. Breakout systems on commodities and indices.
Double bottom signals potential reversal after two lows. Neckline confirmation and volume on Indian equities.
Double top is twin peaks resistance pattern. Distribution signal on stock daily charts.
Drawdown measures how far current equity sits below its last peak. Difference from max drawdown and how to set live pause triggers.
Trading discipline is following your written rules under stress. Grading trades, mentor mode, and measurable adherence.
EPS is profit per share. Earnings plays on NSE stocks — journal event risk separately.
Earnings play trades around company results. Volatility and gap risk on NSE stocks.
Earnings surprise is actual vs expected EPS. Drives post-result gaps on stocks.
EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Operating lens for NSE names.
Economic moat is durable competitive advantage. Quality filter for longer NSE holdings.
An edge audit is a periodic review of all setup tags and strategy statistics to verify that a positive expectancy edge still exists and has not degraded.
Elliott wave counts impulsive and corrective waves. Subjective — fix rules if tagging on Nifty.
EMA weights recent prices more. Trend filter on Nifty and stock swing tags.
An emotion grade is a self-assessed score capturing a trader's emotional state during or after a trade — used to correlate psychological patterns with trading outcomes.
Engulfing body wraps prior body. Reversal signal at Bank Nifty intraday levels.
EV is total firm value including debt. M&A style valuation on NSE names.
An equity curve plots cumulative account value over time. How to read slope, flat spells, and per-strategy curves in TradeLyser.
Evening star is bearish three-candle reversal at highs. Distribution on extended rallies.
Event-driven trading plans around known catalysts. Earnings and policy on Indian markets.
An execution grade is a self-assessed score of how well a trader executed the planned trade — independent of whether the trade was profitable.
Expectancy is the average amount you expect to make or lose per trade. Formula, rupee and R-multiple views, and how to split by strategy tag.
Expiration is contract end date. Pin risk and assignment on NSE F&O.
Expiry day trading is active F&O trading on contract expiry session. Learn Nifty weekly expiry dynamics, gamma risk, and journal separation from core strategies.
Edge is repeatable advantage after costs. Prove it per tag on Indian books before scaling.
F&O ban restricts new lot additions when stock derivatives open interest exceeds exchange limits. Learn NSE ban rules, impact on strategies, and journal tagging.
FVG is imbalance zone from three-candle gap in price delivery. ICT-style levels on NSE charts.
Fear and greed index gauges market sentiment. Contrarian context — India has local variants.
Fib extensions project targets beyond swings. Profit targets on Nifty trend legs.
Fibonacci retracements mark potential pullback levels. 38.2%, 50%, 61.8% usage on Nifty trends and journal validation.
FII and DII flow data shows foreign and domestic institutional buying in Indian equities. Learn how to use flow context with Nifty F&O — not as a standalone signal.
FOK must fill entire order immediately or cancel. Precision size on liquid Nifty strikes.
Fixed fractional sizing risks a set % of equity per trade. Core sizing model for retail journals.
Flag is consolidation after sharp move. Continuation on momentum NSE names.
FOMO pushes entries without setup confirmation. Chase tagging, gap-up stats, and review questions.
Footprint shows volume at price inside candle. Microstructure read on liquid NSE futures.
Forward P/E uses expected next-year earnings. Growth pricing on Indian equities.
Free cash flow is cash left after capex. Quality check beyond EPS on Indian equities.
Funded account is prop-style capital after evaluation. Rules differ from personal NSE retail books.
Funding rate balances perpetual futures vs spot. Crypto-native; some global products — context for Indian traders.
Futures are leveraged agreements to buy/sell at expiry. Nifty lot 75, Bank Nifty lot 30 — margin and roll discipline.
Gambler's fallacy expects reversals after streaks. Dangerous after Nifty loss streaks.
Gamma measures how fast delta changes. Why expiry week on Bank Nifty options feels fast, and risk journaling.
Gamma squeeze is accelerated move as dealers hedge gamma. Meme and high-short names globally; context for volatility spikes.
A gap is an open away from prior close. Overnight risk on stocks vs gap opens on Nifty — journal gap type.
Gap fill trades target return toward prior close after opening gap. Opening hour Nifty setups.
Gap trading exploits open away from prior close. First-hour Nifty specialism.
Golden cross is short MA crossing above long MA. Bullish regime tag on Nifty daily.
GTD order stays active until chosen date. Swing entry automation on stocks.
Gravestone doji has long upper wick, open≈close at low. Rejection candle.
Greeks measure option sensitivities. Delta, gamma, theta, vega on Nifty books.
Gross margin is revenue minus COGS %. Pricing power read on Indian companies.
GTT is good-till-triggered order on Indian brokers. Set-and-forget entries on stocks.
Hammer is bullish rejection candle with long lower wick. Dip buys on NSE pullbacks.
Hanging man warns of top after uptrend. Small body with long lower tail.
Harami is inside candle showing indecision. Pause before Nifty continuation.
Harmonic patterns use Fib ratios for XABCD structures. Gartley, bat, crab on charts.
Head and shoulders is a reversal pattern with neckline break. Validation on daily NSE charts and false breakdown risk.
Hedging offsets risk with opposing positions. Index puts vs stock portfolios on NSE — tag hedge ratio in TradeLyser.
Heikin-Ashi smooths candles for trend visualization. Different from standard OHLC on charts.
HFT uses speed and automation for tiny edges. Context for retail — costs and colocation differ on NSE.
HH/HL defines uptrend structure; LH/LL downtrend. Structure tags on Nifty swings.
Hindsight bias rewrites history as obvious. Distorts journal review after RBI days.
Iceberg shows only partial size on book. Hides large institutional intent on NSE.
Ichimoku combines trend, support, and momentum in one view. Kumo, Tenkan, Kijun — tagging rules for Nifty swing traders.
IOC fills what it can instantly then cancels rest. Partial fills on NSE.
Implied volatility is the market’s forecast baked into option prices. IV rank, crush after events, and NSE weekly options.
ITM options have intrinsic value. Higher delta, more premium on NSE options.
Index futures are cash-settled contracts on Nifty 50 and Bank Nifty. Learn lot sizes, margin, liquidity, and how to journal index futures separately from stock F&O.
Information ratio measures active return per tracking error vs benchmark. Fund-style metric for Nifty-relative books.
Inside bar is range inside prior bar. Compression before Nifty expansion.
Intraday means within same session. Default context for NSE 9:15–15:30 cash and F&O day books.
Intrinsic value is in-the-money amount of option. Separates real vs time premium.
IPO is first public listing on NSE/BSE. Volatility and listing-day playbook separate tag.
Iron butterfly sells ATM straddle with OTM wings. Defined-risk short vol on NSE.
Iron condor sells OTM put and call spreads. Range-bound Nifty weeklies — max loss and adjustment rules in journal.
IV crush drops implied vol after events. Short vol risk after RBI, budget, results.
A journal template is a repeatable field set for every trade and session. Learn the minimum viable template for TradeLyser and Indian F&O workflows.
A journaling streak tracks how many consecutive trading days you have logged entries — a behavioral metric for consistency and self-accountability.
LEAPS are long-dated options (typically 12+ months). Stock swing alternative on NSE where listed.
Leverage magnifies gains and losses via borrowed exposure. F&O margin on Nifty vs cash equity — honest tagging.
A limit order executes at your price or better. Maker fills, missed entries, and tagging fill quality.
Liquidity is how easily you can trade size without moving price. Session and symbol choice on Indian markets.
A long position profits when price rises. Cash vs F&O longs on NSE — tagging direction in TradeLyser.
Loss aversion makes losses feel worse than equal gains. Holding losers and cutting winners on Indian books.
Lot size is minimum F&O contract quantity on NSE. Drives rupee risk per point.
Lower circuit caps daily fall. Exit difficulty during panic sells.
MACD tracks momentum via moving-average spreads and a signal line. Signal-line crosses, histogram fades, and tagging in TradeLyser.
Margin is collateral required for F&O positions on Indian brokers. SPAN, peak margin, and journal stress tests.
Margin call demands more collateral when losses erode margin. F&O survival topic on NSE.
Mark to market (MTM) is daily P&L on open F&O positions at closing price. Learn how NSE MTM affects margin, psychology, and journal tracking for Nifty and stock futures.
Market breadth measures how many stocks participate in move. Nifty rally health check.
Market cap classifies NSE stocks by size. Liquidity, gap risk, and how to tag large-cap vs mid-cap trades in TradeLyser.
Market cycle is recurring bull/bear/sideways phases. Macro journal context for India.
Market internals include TICK, TRIN, breadth — US-centric; India uses advance-decline and similar.
Market makers provide liquidity with bid/ask quotes. Spread context on NSE options.
MOC executes near session close at closing auction price. Index rebalancing context on NSE.
A market order prioritises immediate execution over price. Slippage logging on volatile opens.
Market profile maps time at price. POC and value area on Nifty session.
MSB is break of prior swing structure signaling potential trend change. SMC vocabulary on charts.
Martingale doubles size after losses. Negative expectancy trap — journal if tempted on F&O.
Marubozu is full-body candle with little wick. Momentum bar on breakout days.
Max drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough fall in your equity curve. Learn the formula, recovery math, and how Indian traders set pause rules.
Daily loss cap stops spiral days. Non-negotiable rule for many NSE day traders.
Max pain strike is where option writers face min payout at expiry. Context on Nifty weekly expiry.
MAE is worst open loss during a trade. Stop tuning on Nifty and Reliance tags.
MFE is peak open profit before exit. Exit efficiency review on Indian intraday tags.
MFE is best open profit during a trade. Exit efficiency on intraday NSE setups.
Mean reversion fades extremes back toward average. Range days on Nifty — define extreme with ATR or bands.
Mental accounting treats money in separate mental buckets. F&O vs cash psychology split.
MFI is volume-weighted RSI. Pressure read on NSE stocks.
A mistake log is a dedicated record of trading errors — including rule breaks, sizing mistakes, and emotional trades — maintained separately to accelerate pattern recognition and elimination.
Momentum buys strength, sells weakness. Leader stocks and index trends on NSE — tag continuation vs late chase.
Monte Carlo shuffles trade sequences to stress-test equity curves. Robustness check before live NSE size.
Monthly review evaluates strategy edge, drawdown, and behavior over a full market cycle. Learn how to run a 60–90 minute TradeLyser monthly audit for F&O traders.
Morning star is three-candle bullish reversal. Dip reversals on NSE daily charts.
Moving averages smooth price to show trend direction. SMA vs EMA, common periods on Nifty daily charts, and journal tagging.
Multi-timeframe analysis aligns bias from higher TF with entries on lower. Nifty daily bias, 15m entries.
Mindset is how you approach risk and uncertainty. Process focus for volatile Nifty weeks.
Naked option is unhedged short option. Margin and tail risk on Indian F&O.
News trading reacts to headlines and events. RBI, budget, and results on NSE.
Nifty 50 is flagship Indian index. Benchmark for beta and index trading journals.
NSE is India’s largest exchange. Session, products, and journaling context for most readers.
OCO is one-cancels-other pair. Target and stop automation on intraday products.
Omega ratio captures full return distribution above threshold. Tail-aware performance on options books.
OBV cumulates volume by close direction. Trend confirmation on Indian equities.
Open interest counts outstanding contracts on NSE F&O. OI changes with price for trend vs short-covering reads.
Open interest change shows new positions versus closures in F&O. Learn to read OI with price on Nifty and Bank Nifty for journal-tagged context.
Opening range is high-low of first N minutes. Breakout anchor on Nifty cash session.
Operating margin includes operating costs. Efficiency vs peers on NSE.
An option chain lists strikes, premiums, OI, and volume for calls and puts. How Indian traders use Nifty/Bank Nifty chains in planning and journals.
Options flow tracks large or unusual option trades. Context for Nifty — not a standalone signal.
Order book shows bid/ask depth at price levels. Liquidity read before market orders.
Order flow analysis reads tape and book dynamics. Short-term edge on liquid NSE products.
OTM options are pure extrinsic. Lottery tickets vs cheap hedges on Bank Nifty.
Overbought means stretched to upside. RSI/stoch context on extended Nifty moves.
Overconfidence inflates skill belief after wins. Size creep on Bank Nifty after green weeks.
Overnight gap risk is open away from prior close while holding. Positional and delivery exposure.
Overnight position holds through close. Gap risk on NSE stocks and F&O.
Oversold means stretched downside. Bounce setups vs falling knife on NSE.
Overtrading is excessive frequency or size beyond your plan. Detect via trade count and cost drag on NSE books.
Price-to-book compares market price to book value per share. Banks and asset-heavy NSE names.
Price-to-earnings ratio links price to earnings for NSE stocks. How swing traders journal fundamental context without mixing intraday tags.
P&L tracks realised and unrealised trading gains and losses. Gross vs net, tagging by symbol, and weekly review habits for Indian accounts.
Pairs trading trades relative value between two correlated names. Spread risk on NSE sector pairs.
Paper trading simulates orders without capital. Onboarding new setups on NSE data.
Parabolic SAR dots trail price for stop-and-reverse style exits on trends.
PDT is US margin rule for frequent day traders. Indian retail usually faces different margin norms.
Payoff ratio compares average win to average loss. Key for expectancy on Indian intraday tags.
PEG adjusts PE for growth. Quick growth-at-reasonable-price screen.
Penny stock is very low-priced, often illiquid name. High manipulation and spread risk on BSE/NSE.
Perpetual futures have no expiry — crypto/global. Contrast with NSE monthly expiry futures.
Physical settlement delivers the underlying stock when F&O contracts expire in-the-money. Learn NSE rules, risks for short options, and why retail traders usually close before expiry.
Pin bar is rejection candle with long wick. Price action entry on NSE.
Pivot points calculate intraday support/resistance from prior session. Popular on Nifty cash session open.
POC is highest volume price in profile. Magnet level on Nifty session profile.
Portfolio heat is total open risk across positions. Multi-leg F&O and stock books.
Position sizing sets how many lots or shares you trade per setup. Fixed rupee risk, percent risk, and lot constraints on NSE F&O.
Position trading holds multi-day to multi-week. Swing horizon on NSE stocks and index.
A post-trade note is a brief written reflection added to a trade journal entry immediately after a trade closes, capturing execution quality, emotions, and key lessons.
A pre-market routine is a structured checklist a trader completes before the market opens to define bias, review levels, and set the psychological and technical context for the session.
A pre-trade checklist is a written gate before every entry — setup, size, stop, and mental state. Reduce impulsive F&O trades on Nifty and Bank Nifty.
Premarket is activity before 9:15 NSE open. Global cues for gap planning.
Premium is price paid for option. Cost basis for P&L on NSE options books.
Price action reads candles and structure without heavy indicators. Core tagging for discretionary NSE traders.
P/S compares price to revenue per share. Useful for high-growth low-earnings NSE names.
Process vs outcome separates rule quality from P&L luck. Core review lens in TradeLyser.
Profit factor divides gross profits by gross losses. Learn the formula, how to read it per strategy in TradeLyser, and benchmark ranges for Indian retail traders.
Prop firm provides capital and rules for traders. Evaluation and funded phases — tag separately.
Protective put hedges long stock with long put. Overnight risk on NSE holdings.
Pullback trading enters trends on dips. VWAP and MA pullbacks on Indian leaders.
A put option gives the right to sell the underlying at the strike. Hedges, bearish trades, and cash-settled index puts.
Put/call ratio compares put to call activity. Sentiment context on Nifty — journal when it influenced your bias.
Pyramiding adds size into winning trades. Trend compounding on Bank Nifty.
R-multiple normalises profit and loss by initial risk. Core journal metric for Nifty and stock setups in TradeLyser.
Rally is sharp upward move. Momentum and short-covering on NSE.
Range trading fades boundaries in sideways markets. Nifty on low ADX days.
Recency bias overweight latest events. One bad Nifty day rewriting whole month narrative.
Recovery factor divides net profit by max drawdown. Quick view of how efficiently profits compensated for drawdown pain.
Relative strength compares performance vs benchmark. Leader selection on NSE.
Relative volume compares today to average. Breakout filter on liquid names.
Renko charts filter noise by fixed brick moves. Trend clarity for systematic traders.
Resistance is a zone where selling historically caps price. Planning exits and fades on Nifty and Reliance charts.
ROA shows profit per asset rupee. Efficiency across sectors on NSE.
ROCE measures return on capital used in business. Quality screen for Indian industrials.
ROE measures profit vs shareholder equity. Quality filter for NSE stock swings.
Revenge trading is impulsive size or frequency after a loss. Detection metrics and pause rules in TradeLyser.
Revenue growth tracks top-line expansion. Growth narrative for NSE earnings trades.
Risk budget allocates total risk across strategies or weeks. Planning tool for multi-setup traders.
Risk of ruin estimates probability of blowing up capital. Size and streak math for F&O books.
Risk of ruin formula estimates blow-up probability from win rate, payoff, and risk fraction.
Risk per trade is capital you are willing to lose if the stop hits. Foundation for sizing and expectancy math.
Risk-reward compares planned profit to planned loss on a trade. R-multiple logging, win-rate pairing, and journal discipline.
Risk-reward setup defines planned stop and target before entry. Blueprint for R tagging on NSE trades.
ROC measures % price change over N bars. Momentum oscillator on NSE symbols.
ROI measures return relative to capital deployed. Gross vs net on NSE trades, validation rules, and TradeLyser tracking.
Rollover moves F&O positions to the next expiry contract. Nifty/Bank Nifty monthly rollover habits and cost logging.
RSI measures recent up vs down momentum on a 0–100 scale. Overbought/oversold myths, divergence logging, and Nifty intraday context.
A rule break is any trade action that deviates from the trader's documented trading plan — the primary cause of inconsistent results in traders with a valid edge.
Backtesting simulates rules on history. Validate before live NSE size — journal forward test separately.
The sample size rule states that trading statistics are only meaningful once a setup has generated enough trades to distinguish skill from statistical noise.
Scaling in adds to winners or entries in slices. Planned adds vs hope averaging.
Scaling out exits in portions. Locks profits on extended Nifty trends.
Scalping targets small, frequent gains with tight stops. Costs, win rate, and Nifty/Bank Nifty liquidity requirements.
SEBI regulates Indian securities markets. Rules affect leverage, disclosures, and compliance.
Sector rotation shifts exposure between NSE sectors as leadership changes.
Self-attribution credits wins to skill, losses to luck. Skews journal honesty.
Sensex tracks 30 BSE stocks. Benchmark alongside Nifty for macro notes.
Session bias is a trader's systematic tendency to perform better or worse during specific market sessions or time windows, revealed through journal analytics.
Settlement is final obligation exchange on F&O expiry. Physical vs cash per NSE rules.
A setup tag is a label applied to a trade that identifies which repeatable trade pattern or strategy was used — enabling setup-specific performance analytics.
Sharpe ratio compares return per unit of volatility. When it helps Indian traders, limitations on short samples, and alternatives in TradeLyser.
Shooting star has long upper wick at highs. Rejection after Nifty spike.
Short interest is shares sold short outstanding. Context for squeeze setups on names with data.
Short position profits from price decline. Cash short vs F&O on NSE.
Short squeeze is rapid rise forcing short covers. Volatile moves on high short-interest names.
Slippage is the gap between expected and actual fill. Measure on Bank Nifty market orders and journal by symbol.
SMA is arithmetic mean of closes. Classic trend line on NSE daily charts.
Smart money refers to informed institutional flow. Context not excuse for retail entries.
Sortino ratio is like Sharpe but penalises downside volatility only. When it beats Sharpe for asymmetric return streams.
SPAN margin is the risk-based margin NSE uses for F&O positions. Learn how SPAN is calculated, how it differs from peak margin, and how to plan capital on Nifty and Bank Nifty books.
Spinning top shows small body and long wicks. Indecision in Nifty range.
Square off closes an open F&O or intraday equity position. Learn square-off types, timing on NSE, and how to log exits cleanly in your trading journal.
Standard deviation measures return dispersion. Volatility input for Sharpe and sizing.
Stochastic compares close to recent range. Overbought/oversold on Bank Nifty 5m vs daily Reliance — tag and validate.
Float is shares available to trade. Low float means squeeze and gap risk on NSE small caps.
Stock split increases share count, lowers price per share. Adjust charts and cost basis.
A stop loss exits when price hits a predefined loss level. SL-M vs SL, gap risk on opens, and logging planned vs actual in TradeLyser.
Stop order triggers market/limit action after stop price. Base exit tool on NSE.
Stop-limit triggers a limit order after stop price. Gap risk vs fill certainty on NSE stocks.
Straddle buys/sells ATM call and put. Volatility play around Nifty events.
Strangle uses OTM call and put. Cheaper vol bet than straddle on index weeklies.
A strategy scorecard is a summary dashboard of key performance metrics for a single trading strategy, enabling objective comparison across multiple strategies.
Strike price is the fixed level in an options contract. ATM/ITM/OTM selection and liquidity on Nifty weekly chains.
Sunk cost fallacy holds losers because of prior commitment. Hoping Reliance returns to entry.
Supertrend combines ATR and mid-price for trend direction. Popular on Indian intraday charts.
Supply/demand zones mark origin of sharp moves. Institutional-style levels on charts.
Support is a price zone where buying interest historically absorbed selling. Logging levels, false breaks, and Reliance/Nifty examples.
Swing trading holds positions for days to weeks. Overnight gap risk, NSE delivery margins, and journal holding period tags.
Synthetic replicates stock with options/futures combo. Long synth with call+put short.
SQN scales expectancy by trade count to rank system quality. Van Tharp framework adapted for tagged journal samples.
A setup is your defined entry trigger. Tag setups cleanly for honest NSE analytics.
Tag taxonomy is the master list of setup, session, and behavior tags in your journal. Keep analytics clean across Nifty, Bank Nifty, and stock F&O books.
Take profit exits at predefined gain. Targets vs trailing on NSE setups.
Tape reading interprets time & sales and flow. Short-term skill on liquid NSE products.
Tax-loss harvesting sells losers to offset gains. Investment tax tactic — separate from trading edge.
Two percent rule caps risk per trade near 2% of equity. Popular teaching rule — adapt to your book.
Theta is time decay — how much option premium erodes per day. Premium sellers vs buyers in Indian weekly series.
Theta decay curve shows how time value erodes. Non-linear acceleration into Nifty weekly expiry.
Theta gang sells option premium to earn decay. Short vol culture — define risk on NSE weeklies.
Three black crows is bearish momentum sequence. Distribution warning on stocks.
Three white soldiers is three strong bullish candles. Momentum continuation signal.
Tilt is emotional play after setbacks. Detect via size and frequency spikes on NSE books.
Time value is non-intrinsic option premium. Theta decay target on long options.
Trade frequency is trades per day or week. Overtrading detector on high-turnover NSE books.
Trade management is how you handle open position. Adds, trails, and partials on live trades.
Trade post-mortem is structured analysis after significant or teaching trades — wins and losses. Learn when and how to run post-mortems in TradeLyser.
Trade replay is the practice of reviewing a trade's chart after the session, stepping through price action to evaluate entry, management, and exit decisions.
Trader burnout is exhaustion from screen stress. Common after volatile Nifty quarters.
Trading anxiety is fear before or during trades. Sizing and hesitation on NSE open.
A trading journal is a structured log of every trade — entries, exits, setup, emotion, and outcome. Learn how Indian F&O traders use TradeLyser to build edge from data.
A trading plan documents markets, setups, risk, and review rhythm. Template habits for Indian traders using TradeLyser Strategy Board.
A trading process score is a composite metric that aggregates discipline, execution, emotion, and journal consistency into a single weekly or monthly performance index.
Trading psychology explains behaviour under stress. Tag emotions on NSE session reviews.
A trailing stop moves with favourable price to lock gains. ATR trails vs swing lows on Nifty trends.
Trend following rides established direction. Moving averages and breakouts on Bank Nifty — trail stop discipline.
Trendline connects swing highs or lows. Structure for stops on Indian indices.
Triangle is converging range. Breakout direction trade on indexed and single names.
Tweezer tops are matching highs on two candles. Double rejection at level.
Value area contains ~70% of session volume around POC. Balance zone on profile charts.
VaR estimates max loss at confidence level over horizon. Portfolio risk cap for multi-position books.
Vega measures sensitivity to implied volatility. Event weeks, India VIX spikes, and premium seller journals.
Vertical spread uses same expiry different strikes. Defined risk directional on Nifty options.
India VIX measures expected Nifty volatility. Use it for size, option premium context, and session risk tags in your journal.
Volatility measures how much prices or returns swing. Realised vs implied, position sizing, and Nifty/Bank Nifty context for Indian traders.
Volume confirms participation on NSE moves. Relative volume, breakouts, and tagging on TradeLyser trades.
Volume profile shows traded volume by price level. POC and value area on Nifty futures.
VWAP is the volume-weighted average price for the session. Institutional benchmark for intraday Nifty and liquid NSE stocks.
Wash sale rule disallows loss deduction if repurchased too soon — US tax; know if you trade US stocks.
Watchlist is curated symbols for the session. Focus and liquidity filter on NSE.
Wedge is converging trendlines. Rising wedge bearish, falling wedge bullish bias.
Weekly options expire each week on indices. Fast theta on Bank Nifty weeklies.
A weekly review is a structured end-of-week session where a trader analyses their journal data, compares plan vs execution, and sets intentions for the next week.
Wick is thin line beyond candle body showing rejection range. Pin bars and doji context.
Williams %R is momentum oscillator like inverted stochastic. Overbought/oversold on range days.
Win rate shows what share of closed trades finished profitable. See the formula, Indian examples, and why expectancy matters more than the percentage alone.
Win-loss streaks describe runs of wins or losses. Regime and luck separation in review.
Wyckoff method reads accumulation/distribution phases. Context for range breakouts on stocks.
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