Below is a list of common abbreviations frequently used in our chat rooms:
Stock Trading Abbreviations
- A/N — Afternoon
- B/O – Breakout
- O/N – Overnight
- Pre – Pre-market trading
- A/H – After-hours trading
- PH - Power Hour
- EOD – End of day
- E/R – Earnings release
- ADR – Average daily range of a stock over a period of days (higher ADR indicates greater volatility).
- L/F – Low float stock (fewer outstanding shares, typically under 10 million, making them more volatile).
- SS – Short sell
- L2 – Level 2 stock quotes
- HOD – High of the day (excluding pre-market data)
- NHOD – New high of the day (when a stock breaks above a previous high)
- 52H – 52-week high
- LOD – Low of the day (excluding pre-market data)
- NLOD – New low of the day (when a stock breaks below a previous low)
- 52L – 52-week low
- SUP – Support
- RES – Resistance
- Red – A stock trading below the previous day’s close
- Green – A stock trading above the previous day’s close
- R/G – A stock moving from red to green
- G/R – A stock moving from green to red
- ETB – Easy to borrow (shares available for short selling)
- RCT - Red Candle Theory
Common Chat Abbreviations
- AFK – Away from keyboard
- IDK – I don’t know
- IIRC – If I remember correctly
- IMHO / IMO – In my (humble) opinion
- TTYL – Talk to you later
- BBL – Be back later
- LOL – Laughing out loud
- PM – Private message
- TIA – Thanks in advance
- TY – Thank you
- YW – You’re welcome
Common Stock-Related Abbreviations
- MM – Market maker
- CP – Centerpoint Securities
- IB – Interactive Brokers
- STT – StocksToTrade
Cam M.