Is there an app that explains trading terms in plain English?

Why is trading terminology so hard to look up?

Because most definitions are written for people who already trade. You look up one term, meet three more inside the explanation, and end up further from an answer than when you started.

Trading vocabulary also borrows heavily from several places at once. Some of it comes from floor trading, some from statistics, some from more recent online communities. A single chart might involve a term from each, with no shared glossary between them.

The practical consequence is that people give up on understanding and start copying instead, which is where most avoidable losses begin.

What makes an explanation genuinely plain?

It defines the term without using another undefined term, it says what the thing is for rather than only what it is, and it names the mistake people usually make with it. Anything less leaves you able to recite a definition you cannot use.

• Divergence (when price and momentum disagree, for example price making a new high while momentum makes a lower high)
• Liquidity (how easily something can be bought or sold without moving the price much)
• Slippage (the gap between the price you expected and the price you actually got)
• Drawdown (how far an account has fallen from its highest point)

Each of those glosses the jargon inline the first time it appears. That is the standard every entry in ChartBuddy is written to, because a definition that needs a second definition has not done its job.

How does ChartBuddy handle terms versus topics?

Short lookups live in the 547-term dictionary. Anything that needs a worked explanation gets its own topic page, of which there are 326. Nothing is duplicated, so a search returns one clear answer rather than two competing ones.

The split matters more than it sounds. A dictionary that also tries to teach becomes unreadable, and a handbook that also tries to be exhaustive becomes unsearchable. Keeping them separate means a quick check stays quick.

Search runs across both, plus the 16 cheat sheets, so you do not have to know in advance which one holds your answer.

Does it cover more than one market?

Yes. The dictionary spans stocks, ETFs, indices, futures, forex, options and crypto in one place, which matters because the same word can carry a different meaning depending on which market you are in.

Rollover means one thing in futures and something else entirely in forex. A tick is a fixed value in futures and a general term for a price change elsewhere. Most single-market glossaries never mention that, which quietly teaches you a wrong assumption when you move markets.

Frequently asked questions

How many trading terms does ChartBuddy define?

547 dictionary terms, plus 326 topic pages for concepts that need a fuller explanation. More than 850 explained entries in total.

Can I search across everything at once?

Yes. Search covers the dictionary, the topic library and the cheat sheets together, so you do not need to know which section holds the answer.

Does it explain terms for options and futures, not just stocks?

Yes. Stocks, ETFs, indices, futures, forex, options and crypto are all covered, including where a term means something different from one market to another.

Is there anything to help me remember the terms?

Flashcards and quizzes are built from the same topics, so anything you read can be drilled straight away rather than forgotten by the next session.

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