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Currency intervention | is a significant one-time and direct central bank’s intervention in the currency market and the currency rate implemented by means of buying and selling of large amount of foreign currency. Currency intervention is used to regulate the course of foreign currencies in the interest of the government |
Demo account (Demonstration account) | is a virtual trading account rendered by a broker to review and test the trading systems features on financial markets without the risk of losing real funds. As a rule, the demo account interface is similar to that of a live account. |
Diversification | is the distribution of invested or loanable money assets among different investments with the purpose of smoothing out potential losses. |
Divergence | is the difference between two correlative instruments. For instance, intermarket divergence happens when one of the markets reaches cyclical/session/history price extremes (highs or lows) when the correlated market does not do so. Divergence quite often signifies a price reversal; (it) is used by traders as a trading signal |
Double bottom | is a classic pattern of technical analysis where the price reaches two consecutive lows placed at the same level; it signifies a reversal |
Double top | is a classic pattern of technical analysis used to depict two consecutive price rises placed at the same level; it signifies a reversal |
False breakout | is a short-term price movement beyond a certain conventional line (physiological threshold, resistance level/support level) with further reversal and movement in the opposite direction. |
Flat | is the situation on the currency market characterized by the absence of an uptrend or downtrend; also known as non-trend or sideways movement |
Forex indicator | is a software-based analytical tool that can be used to receive and visualize additional information (or information transformed into more understandable format) about the price chart |
Gap | is a break between prices which may happen as a result of sharp fluctuations on the market or during the weekends (between the closing price of one week and opening price of the other) |