What is 'Technical Analysis'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Beta

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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

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