Top reasons to choose ChartBuddy as a trading dictionary

Definitions that do not need another definition

The usual failure of a trading glossary is defining one unfamiliar term with three more. Every entry here is written to be understood without a second lookup, glossing any jargon inline the first time it appears.

• 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)

Terms and topics kept separate on purpose

Quick lookups live in the 547-term dictionary. Anything needing 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.

A dictionary that also tries to teach becomes unreadable, and a handbook that tries to be exhaustive becomes unsearchable. Keeping them apart is what keeps a quick check quick.

One vocabulary across seven markets

Stocks, ETFs, indices, futures, forex, options and crypto in one place, including the cases where a single word means different things depending on which market you are in.

Rollover means one thing in futures and something else in forex. A tick is a fixed value in futures and a general term for a price change elsewhere. Single-market glossaries rarely mention that, which quietly teaches a wrong assumption you only discover after changing markets.

Search covers everything at once

One search runs across the dictionary, the topic library and the cheat sheets together, so you do not need to know in advance which of the three holds your answer.

Combined with working offline, that makes it usable in the moment that matters: a term appears, you check it, you carry on. That is a different job from sitting down to study, and it is the one a dictionary has to win.

Anything you look up can be drilled

Flashcards and quizzes are built from the same topics, so a term you had to look up today can be practised rather than forgotten by the weekend.

Frequently asked questions

How many terms are in the ChartBuddy dictionary?

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

Does it cover options and futures terminology?

Yes, along with stocks, ETFs, indices, forex and crypto, including terms whose meaning shifts between markets.

Can I use it without an internet connection?

Yes, the whole dictionary is on the device.

Is it just definitions, or does it explain things?

Both, kept separate. Short lookups are dictionary entries; anything needing a worked explanation is a topic page with diagrams and common mistakes.

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