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Explore 115+ clear, technical, and objective definitions defining the decentralized future.
Actual profit or loss from trades you have already closed (sold or settled).
Resistance is a price level where selling pressure prevents price from rising further.
The risk-reward ratio compares potential loss to potential profit in a trade.
ROI, or Return on Investment, measures how much profit or loss an investment generates relative to the original amount invested.
Scalping is a short-term trading style focused on making many small profits from small price movements, often within minutes or even seconds.
Central hub on the CEX where you manage passwords, 2FA, anti-phishing codes, login alerts, and device management.
The difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual executed price, usually due to volatility or low liquidity.
A smart contract is self-executing code stored on a blockchain that automatically performs actions when certain conditions are met.
Buying or selling cryptocurrencies for immediate delivery and settlement at the current market price (you own the actual asset).
The default wallet on a CEX for holding and trading spot-market cryptocurrencies.
The spread is the difference between the highest bid and lowest ask price in an order book.
A cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, usually pegged 1:1 to fiat like USD (e.g., USDT, USDC).
The process of actively participating in transaction validation on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain. Participants lock up (or 'stake') their cryptocurrency holdings to support network security and operations, earning rewards in return, similar to earning interest.
A stop hunt is a price move that pushes into areas where many stop-loss orders are likely placed, triggers those stops, and then reverses direction. It is often linked to liquidity-seeking behavior in the market.
A conditional order that combines a stop price (trigger) and a limit price (execution range). Once the market reaches the stop price, it activates as a limit order that only executes at the specified limit price or better.
Conditional orders that automatically close a position at a preset price to limit losses (SL) or lock in gains (TP). Often combined as bracket or OCO orders.
Support is a price level where buying pressure prevents price from falling further.
Swing trading is a trading style where positions are held for several days to several weeks in order to capture medium-term price swings within a broader market trend.
An execution strategy/order that splits a large trade into smaller chunks executed evenly over a specified time period.
A token is a digital asset built on top of an existing blockchain rather than having its own independent blockchain.