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ballistic: a stock with such high volume that minuting on it using a 6 tick chart cannot be done, as bars flow too fast. Compare projectile. Contrast sloth.:

ballistic: a stock with such high volume that minuting on it using a 6 tick chart cannot be done, as bars flow too fast. Compare projectile. Contrast sloth.

bar (aka candle): a display of a number of shares (volume),  ticks (transactions), or time (duration) for a stock chart.:

bar (aka candle): a display of a number of shares (volume),  ticks (transactions), or time (duration) for a stock chart.

basal: fundamental.:

basal: fundamental.

battling bots: conflicting trading algorithms.:

battling bots: conflicting trading algorithms.

bearish: the anticipatory perspective of price declining. Contrast bullish. :

bearish: the anticipatory perspective of price declining. Contrast bullish.

behavior: motivated movement; actions and reactions.:

behavior: motivated movement; actions and reactions.

behind the 8 ball: in a disadvantageous or precarious position. Originally derived, in the early 20th century, from a billiards game called pill pool (aka Kelly pool or pea pool), the 8 ball in that game occupies a uniquely dangerous position: if your ball is directly behind the 8 ball, you are blocked. The position is not merely difficult: it is practically impossible. You cannot win by skill alone. The idiom became popularly applied to serious trouble in the 1930s, when the economic Great Depression raged.:

behind the 8 ball: in a disadvantageous or precarious position. Originally derived, in the early 20th century, from a billiards game called pill pool (aka Kelly pool or pea pool), the 8 ball in that game occupies a uniquely dangerous position: if your ball is directly behind the 8 ball, you are blocked. The position is not merely difficult: it is practically impossible. You cannot win by skill alone. The idiom became popularly applied to serious trouble in the 1930s, when the economic Great Depression raged.

belief: a habit of the mind to axiomatically treat an idea as true; confidence in an abstraction as truth.:

belief: a habit of the mind to axiomatically treat an idea as true; confidence in an abstraction as truth.

believer: someone who readily believes.:

believer: someone who readily believes.

bet: invest (in a stock); open a position.:

bet: invest (in a stock); open a position.

beta: a stock’s volatility relative to a broad market index.:

beta: a stock’s volatility relative to a broad market index.

bid: the highest price a buyer is willing to pay. Compare ask.:

bid: the highest price a buyer is willing to pay. Compare ask.

bid-ask spread: ask minus bid; the difference between the lowest price a seller is willing to accept and the highest price a buyer is willing to pay. A lower spread indicates higher liquidity, and a higher spread indicates lower liquidity.:

bid-ask spread: ask minus bid; the difference between the lowest price a seller is willing to accept and the highest price a buyer is willing to pay. A lower spread indicates higher liquidity, and a higher spread indicates lower liquidity.

bitcoin: the 1st and most well-known cryptocurrency.:

bitcoin: the 1st and most well-known cryptocurrency.

Bite: minuting by primarily using PryPri for entry. Compare Quaff.:

Bite: minuting by primarily using PryPri for entry. Compare Quaff.

black box: a system or device whose workings are unknown, hidden, or too complex to comprehend: but whose inputs and outputs and observable and measurable.:

black box: a system or device whose workings are unknown, hidden, or too complex to comprehend: but whose inputs and outputs and observable and measurable.

Blue (capitalized): a buy order; the term Blue comes from the “Bid Size” Matrix column, by which you set a long Limit order, is colored blue. Contrast Red.:

Blue (capitalized): a buy order; the term Blue comes from the “Bid Size” Matrix column, by which you set a long Limit order, is colored blue. Contrast Red.

bottom line: the essential concern.:

bottom line: the essential concern.

bourse: French term for a stock exchange.:

bourse: French term for a stock exchange.

bracket order: 2 orders that accompany an entry order: a profit target Limit order, to exit once a certain profit target is met; and a Stop loss order, as insurance against catastrophic loss. A bracket order is an 1L/1S OSO order attached to an entry order.:

bracket order: 2 orders that accompany an entry order: a profit target Limit order, to exit once a certain profit target is met; and a Stop loss order, as insurance against catastrophic loss. A bracket order is an 1L/1S OSO order attached to an entry order.

bracket: the price difference between an entry limit order and an OSO profit target Limit order.:

bracket: the price difference between an entry limit order and an OSO profit target Limit order.

bread-and-butter: dependable as a source of profit.:

bread-and-butter: dependable as a source of profit.

break-even point: the price at which a position is at its entry price.:

break-even point: the price at which a position is at its entry price.

breakout: going from congestion to a trend; where the price moves decisively beyond consolidation or a swing point, often accompanied by increased volume.:

breakout: going from congestion to a trend; where the price moves decisively beyond consolidation or a swing point, often accompanied by increased volume.

broker-dealer: an entity that trades on behalf of clients (broker) and for themself (dealer).:

broker-dealer: an entity that trades on behalf of clients (broker) and for themself (dealer).

broker: an entity that trades on behalf of clients.:

broker: an entity that trades on behalf of clients.

bug: a software defect.:

bug: a software defect.

bullish: the anticipatory perspective of price rising. Contrast bearish.:

bullish: the anticipatory perspective of price rising. Contrast bearish.

burgeoning: growing quickly.:

burgeoning: growing quickly.

buy order: an order to buy a stock. Contrast sell order.:

buy order: an order to buy a stock. Contrast sell order.