Glossary of Terms - Abbreviations

Below is a list of key abbreviations used in our Trading Room with their translations. Thank you to "MP" for her help in compiling.


 * acct = account
 * ah - after hours usa hours
 * btfd - buy the f**** dip
 * btw = by the way
 * c = close
 * cash = non futures markets of indexes
 * cb = central bank
 * ch = channel
 * cit = change in trend - due to fibbo timing or other timing
 * d = day or daily
 * db = double bottome
 * dt = double top
 * dt = down trend
 * dtl = down trendline
 * ecb = european central bank
 * ed = ending diagonal
 * eod = end of day
 * eom = end of month
 * eow = end of week
 * es = spx futres
 * etf = exchange traded fund
 * eu = euro zone
 * ew = elliott wave
 * ext = extension (usually referring to fibbo extension)
 * fed = federal reserve of us
 * fib = fibbonacci (sp?)
 * Fibonacci Pinball
 * fid = fidelity
 * h = high
 * hft = high freqency trading
 * hod - high of day
 * hr = hour hourly
 * hs = head and shoulders
 * hv = have
 * ib = interactive brokers
 * ihs = inverse head and shoulders
 * imf = international monetary fund
 * imho = in my humble opinion
 * itm = in the money options
 * l = long
 * l = low
 * ld = leading diangonal
 * lob = look out below an avi-ism lol
 * lod - low of day
 * lol = laugh out loud
 * m = minute
 * mho - my humble opnion
 * mo = mo or montlhy
 * n = n
 * nq = nasdq futres
 * o = open
 * ohlc = open high low close
 * opex = options expiry friday
 * otm = out of the money options
 * p = pivot
 * pb = pull back
 * pf = point and figure chart
 * pm = premarket usa hours
 * pt = point
 * r = resistance
 * r1 r2 r3 = resistance pivots
 * roflmao = rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
 * rth = regular trading hours
 * s = support
 * s1 s2 s3 = suppor pivots
 * ss = short sell
 * ta = technical analysis
 * tf = russel futres
 * tia = thanks in advance
 * tl = trendline
 * tmar - take the money and run
 * tmi = too much information
 * tom = tomorrow
 * tos = think or swim
 * ts = trade station
 * tu = thank you
 * tuvm = thank you very much
 * tx = thanks
 * u = you.....
 * ut = up trend
 * utl = upper trendline
 * w = wave
 * w-e = weekend
 * wk = week or weekly
 * y = yes
 * yday = yesterday
 * ym = dow futures
 * yr = year or yearly
 * zzz = market is asleep (lol)