Sébastien Haller

A pair is acting strong and/or moving higher; bids keep entering the market and pushing prices up.

Measures the average wage including/excluding bonuses paid to employees. This is measured quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from the previous year.

A trailing stop allows a trade to continue to gain in value when the market price moves in a favourable direction, but automatically closes the trade if the market price suddenly moves in an unfavourable direction by a specified distance. Placing contingent orders may not necessarily limit your losses.

Measures the change in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits over the previous month.

The range between the highest and lowest price of a stock usually expressed with reference to a period of time. For example: 52-week trading range.

Measures the relative level of UK house prices for an indication of trends in the UK real estate sector and their implication for the overall economic outlook. This index is the longest monthly data series of any UK housing index, published by the largest UK mortgage lender (Halifax Building Society/Bank of Scotland).

The nickname for the Swiss franc or the USD/CHF (U.S. Dollar/Swiss Franc) currency pair.

The process by which charts of past price patterns are studied for clues as to the direction of future price movements.

Assuming control of a company by buying its stock.

Traders who base their trading decisions on technical or charts analysis.