Tag: trends
Weak Dollar
What is a weak dollar and what are the effects
A weak dollar is when the value of the U.S. dollar decreases compared to other...
Exponential Moving Average
DefinitionIn statistics, a moving average is a calculation to analyze data points by creating series of averages of different subsets of the full data...
Quant Fund
What is 'Quant Fund' An investment fund that selects securities based on quantitative analysis. In a quant fund, the managers build computer-based...
Lagging Indicator
What is a 'Lagging Indicator' A lagging indicator is a measurable economic factor that changes only after the economy has begun to...
Economic Indicator
What is an 'Economic Indicator' An economic indicator is a piece of economic data, usually of macroeconomic scale, that is used by...
Early Adopter
DefinitionAn early adopter or lighthouse customer is an early customer of a given company, product, or technology. The term originates from Everett M. Rogers'...
Qstick Indicator
What is 'Qstick Indicator' A technical indicator developed by Tushar Chande to numerically identify trends in candlestick charting. It is calculated by...
Gadfly
What is 'Gadfly' Gadfly is a term for an investor who attends the annual shareholders meeting to criticize the corporation's executives. Named...
Baby Boomer
What are baby boomers and what generation do they belong to
A baby boomer is a person who was born between 1946 and 1964. So,...