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calm (psychology): non-emotive awareness.:

calm (psychology): non-emotive awareness.

candlestick (aka candle): an indicator showing prices for a bar. A candlestick shows the open, close, low, and high of a bar.:

candlestick (aka candle): an indicator showing prices for a bar. A candlestick shows the open, close, low, and high of a bar.

canonical: authoritative; standard.:

canonical: authoritative; standard.

capital: a fund of money.:

capital: a fund of money.

capitalization: the magnitude of capital.:

capitalization: the magnitude of capital.

capricious: erratic; of unpredictable duration.:

capricious: erratic; of unpredictable duration.

cardinal: first and foremost in importance.:

cardinal: first and foremost in importance.

casino: broadly, a building or room used for social meetings and public amusements; specifically, a place for gambling.:

casino: broadly, a building or room used for social meetings and public amusements; specifically, a place for gambling.

catastrophe: a major loss.:

catastrophe: a major loss.

certain: inevitable; sure; dependable. Contrast chance.:

certain: inevitable; sure; dependable. Contrast chance.

certainty window: a brief period when the tape becomes highly predictable and the next few moves behave with near inevitability. During a certainty window, the microstructure aligns so cleanly that a minuteer can take modest profits with minimal risk. Certainty windows are independent of trend, volatility, or profitability: they arise from tape honesty, not environmental conditions.:

certainty window: a brief period when the tape becomes highly predictable and the next few moves behave with near inevitability. During a certainty window, the microstructure aligns so cleanly that a minuteer can take modest profits with minimal risk. Certainty windows are independent of trend, volatility, or profitability: they arise from tape honesty, not environmental conditions.

champion: someone who has proven themselves triumphant.:

champion: someone who has proven themselves triumphant.

chance: something happening unpredictably, randomly.:

chance: something happening unpredictably, randomly.

character: a stock’s behavioral tendencies, including beta, predictability in trending & ranging, volume ramping, and how heavily algo influenced.:

character: a stock’s behavioral tendencies, including beta, predictability in trending & ranging, volume ramping, and how heavily algo influenced.

charge: a cost imposed by a broker on a client (investor).:

charge: a cost imposed by a broker on a client (investor).

chart (TradeStation: “Chart Analysis”): a window showing price and/or volume activity of a stock.:

chart (TradeStation: “Chart Analysis”): a window showing price and/or volume activity of a stock.

chasing tail: repeatedly trying to unsuccessfully open a position via a limit order.:

chasing tail: repeatedly trying to unsuccessfully open a position via a limit order.

chop: random price behavior with heavy bar overlap.:

chop: random price behavior with heavy bar overlap.

churn: to proceed by means of rotating components.:

churn: to proceed by means of rotating components.

clarity (psychology): precision in perception, lucidity, perspicuity.:

clarity (psychology): precision in perception, lucidity, perspicuity.

classic: serving as a standard.:

classic: serving as a standard.

classical: traditional stock trading, with positions held for minutes, hours, days or longer; the dimension of stock trading outside the quantum realm of minuting. :

classical: traditional stock trading, with positions held for minutes, hours, days or longer; the dimension of stock trading outside the quantum realm of minuting.

Close (price): the final price of a bar. close (position): to exit an open position. Contrast open.:

Close (price): the final price of a bar. close (position): to exit an open position. Contrast open.

Cockpit: an indicator that reveals microstructure, regime, and quality of the tape, and suggests potential profitability.:

Cockpit: an indicator that reveals microstructure, regime, and quality of the tape, and suggests potential profitability.

coffer: monetary resources.:

coffer: monetary resources.

cogent: compelling; appealing convincingly or persuasively by clear presentation or strong argument.:

cogent: compelling; appealing convincingly or persuasively by clear presentation or strong argument.

Collective: people who follow their biological urges as natural imperative. The Collective are slaves to their minds. The Collective believe emotions and beliefs are valuable. The Collective comprise the vast bulk of human populations. :

Collective: people who follow their biological urges as natural imperative. The Collective are slaves to their minds. The Collective believe emotions and beliefs are valuable. The Collective comprise the vast bulk of human populations.

commission: a transaction-based charge that a broker makes for trading.:

commission: a transaction-based charge that a broker makes for trading.

competence: the state of being capable or sufficient for a task.:

competence: the state of being capable or sufficient for a task.

competent: capable of getting satisfactory results in performing a task.:

competent: capable of getting satisfactory results in performing a task.

complement: something which completes or balances a system.:

complement: something which completes or balances a system.

complementary: serving to complete or conceptually fill out.:

complementary: serving to complete or conceptually fill out.

composure: calm.:

composure: calm.

compound eye: a type of eye comprising thousands of individual photoreceptors (ommatidia) from which the mind constructs imagery. :

compound eye: a type of eye comprising thousands of individual photoreceptors (ommatidia) from which the mind constructs imagery.

compression: a microstructure state of volatility collapse and constrained price movement; a regime of low volatility, heavy bar overlap, shrunken candle bodies and wicks, where impulses fail to propagate. Compression precedes expansion. Contrast expansion.:

compression: a microstructure state of volatility collapse and constrained price movement; a regime of low volatility, heavy bar overlap, shrunken candle bodies and wicks, where impulses fail to propagate. Compression precedes expansion. Contrast expansion.

concierge: a helpful advisor.:

concierge: a helpful advisor.

concise: short and to the point.:

concise: short and to the point.

concoct: to make by putting together many ingredients or parts.:

concoct: to make by putting together many ingredients or parts.

confidential: secret; private; not available to the public.:

confidential: secret; private; not available to the public.

conscious: having awareness; being aware.:

conscious: having awareness; being aware.

consciousness: a localized faculty for awareness.:

consciousness: a localized faculty for awareness.

consolidation: price staying within a narrow range. Consolidation often happens as a pause from one step in a trend to the next.:

consolidation: price staying within a narrow range. Consolidation often happens as a pause from one step in a trend to the next.

construe: interpret; to create a context and thereby determine meaning; to comprehend meaning or intent.:

construe: interpret; to create a context and thereby determine meaning; to comprehend meaning or intent.

context chart (aka trend chart): a tick chart that shows enough bars to discern a stock’s state regarding trend.:

context chart (aka trend chart): a tick chart that shows enough bars to discern a stock’s state regarding trend.

context (in context): to perceive the state of stock action.:

context (in context): to perceive the state of stock action.

cool (color): a color dominated by green or blue, from periwinkle toward chartreuse. Compare warm.:

cool (color): a color dominated by green or blue, from periwinkle toward chartreuse. Compare warm.

coremind: fundamental mentation. Compare nattermind, willmind.:

coremind: fundamental mentation. Compare nattermind, willmind.

cracker barrel: a collection of crackers.:

cracker barrel: a collection of crackers.

cracker: an ambient with a microstructure and geometry suitable for minuting; a possible stock-in-play. See firecracker.:

cracker: an ambient with a microstructure and geometry suitable for minuting; a possible stock-in-play. See firecracker.

craft: an activity that requires skill.:

craft: an activity that requires skill.

crapshoot: an unpredictable outcome.:

crapshoot: an unpredictable outcome.

crucial: of decisive importance; critical.:

crucial: of decisive importance; critical.

crumb: a cracker with low profit potential. Contrast firecracker.:

crumb: a cracker with low profit potential. Contrast firecracker.

cryptocurrency: a sham digital currency. Currencies have historically been valued for their stability as an exchange medium. Though treated like a currency by fools, cryptocurrency lacks the hallmark of a decent currency, as the value of cryptocurrencies is highly volatile.:

cryptocurrency: a sham digital currency. Currencies have historically been valued for their stability as an exchange medium. Though treated like a currency by fools, cryptocurrency lacks the hallmark of a decent currency, as the value of cryptocurrencies is highly volatile.

cunning: crafty; adept at deceptive action; shrewd.:

cunning: crafty; adept at deceptive action; shrewd.

curate: to tend to a collection (of possible stocks in play).:

curate: to tend to a collection (of possible stocks in play).

currency: a species of money; a specific fungible medium widely accepted as an abstract means of trade exchange.:

currency: a species of money; a specific fungible medium widely accepted as an abstract means of trade exchange.

current (price): the price now, somewhere between ask and bid; sometimes synonymous with Last.:

current (price): the price now, somewhere between ask and bid; sometimes synonymous with Last.