Bear Trap

1. The sale of a borrowed security, commodity or currency with the expectation that the asset will fall in value.2. In the context of options, it is the sale (also known as "writing") of ...

Purchasing securities in order to close an open short position. This is done by buying the same type and number of securities that were sold short. Most often, traders cover their shorts ...

The quantity of stock shares that investors have sold short but not yet covered or closed out. Short interest is a market-sentiment indicator that tells whether investors think a ...

A situation in which a lack of supply and an excess demand for a traded stock forces the price upward.

A method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security's ...

The selling of a security that the seller does not own, or any sale that is completed by the delivery of a security borrowed by the seller. Short sellers assume that they will be able to ...

A term used in technical analysis to refer to a situation in which a trader enters into a position in anticipation of a future transaction signal or price movement, but the signal or ...

Use this indicator to gauge the end of a price trend.

The value of stocks that trade at less than cash per share can be deceiving.