Forex Glossary

Traders, especially beginners, may not know or understand some Forex terms, so we provide our users with a list of specialized terms with their definitions.

En TermEn Description
Overbought

is the situation on the currency market in which the demand for an asset increases the asset’s value to a level that does not meet the fundamental factors. It is commonly believed that in the overbought zone traders should sell

Oversold

is the situation on the currency market in which the demand for an asset decreases the asset’s value to a level that does not meet the fundamental factors. It is commonly believed that in the oversold zone traders should buy

Retracement

is a price movement within the trend range but in the opposite direction from it. In technical analysis: a school devoted to the calculation and justification of different retracement levels, as well as their practical use in trading

Risk management

means using a strict set of rules in trading in order to limit losses

Pivot point

is the key point of support/resistance level calculated by taking the average of an asset’s previous high, low, and closing price

Rollover

is closure of an expired position at current market price and simultaneous opening of the exact same position; the method of carrying the position overnight

Principal value

is a trader’s initial capital, start-up capital

Pyramiding

is a method of increasing a position size in which each new position is less (greater) than the previous one

Scalping

is the method of short-term trading that suggests a large number of positions opened during a trading day fixing small amounts of profit or loss

Short position

is a situation where a trader sells a financial instrument

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