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Death Cross

A bearish technical pattern where the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average.

Definition

A bearish technical pattern where the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average. Traders see this as a signal that a longer-term downtrend is forming. The opposite pattern, a golden cross, is when the 50-day crosses above the 200-day.

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Golden Cross

A bullish technical pattern where the 50-day moving average crosses above the 200-day moving average.

Technical Analysis

Studying price charts and patterns to predict future movements.

Bear Market

A prolonged period where prices fall 20% or more from recent highs.

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A period when smart money quietly buys up an asset before a major price move.

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The average yearly return on an investment, calculated to account for compounding.

Arbitrage

Profiting from price differences of the same asset across different markets.

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