Crypto terms, explained plainly

124 short definitions and a handful of guides. Every term links to the coins and charts where you will meet it, and the ones the model actually uses say so.

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200-day moving averageTechnical analysis
A long-run trend line; price above it is widely read as a bull market filter.

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Average True Range (ATR)Technical analysis
The average size of a period's full range, used to size stops and compare volatility.

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BreakoutTechnical analysis
A move out of a range or technical level, often on rising volume.

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MACDTechnical analysis
The gap between a fast and a slow moving average; its signal line smooths that gap again.
Mean reversionTechnical analysis
The tendency of a stretched price to move back toward its recent average.
MomentumTechnical analysis
The speed of recent price change; strong momentum tends to persist over short horizons.
Moving averageTechnical analysis
The average price over the last N periods, redrawn each period, used as a trend baseline.

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Overbought / oversoldTechnical analysis
Descriptions of a one-sided move (RSI above 70 or below 30), not predictions of a reversal.

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ResistanceTechnical analysis
A price area where selling has repeatedly capped rallies.
RSI (Relative Strength Index)Technical analysis
A 0–100 momentum oscillator; above 70 is called overbought, below 30 oversold.

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SupportTechnical analysis
A price area where buying has repeatedly absorbed selling, so declines have stalled there.

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Trading rangeTechnical analysis
A period where price stays between a support and a resistance level.
TrendTechnical analysis
A persistent direction in price — higher highs and higher lows, or the reverse.

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VolatilityTechnical analysis
How much a price swings, usually annualised from recent returns; the core input to any range.
Volume z-scoreTechnical analysis
How many standard deviations today's volume is from its recent average.