Glossary

A predictive mathematical equation that describes correlation between a dependent variable and an independent variable. Regression analysis is employed to forecast change.

A law regulated by Securities and Exchange Commission that provides exemption from securities registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

A regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission that applies to the issuance of new securities.

A technical analysis calculation that represents a ratio of a stock’s price to that of a market index, such as the S&P 500.

Designed by J. Welles Wilder, Jr., this is a momentum oscillator that compares recent gains to recent losses to help identify the presence of overbought or oversold territory.

Designed by the Japanese, this is a price chart which exclusively plots price movement, excluding time and volume.

The failure of a stock price to move beyond a certain level.

Unregistered shares issued to company executives which are non-transferalble and must be traded according to SEC regulations.

An individual who trades using personal wealth resources, rather than institutional.

A financial instrument’s price movement in the opposite direction of the prevailing trend.