Glossary
Plain-English definitions for every metric shown in the Quote Summary matrix and the Fundamentals panel on the terminal page.
Quote Data
- Previous Close
- The last price the stock traded at before the previous market close.
- Open
- The first price the stock traded at when the market opened today.
- Bid
- The highest price a buyer is willing to pay. The × number is how many shares are queued at that bid.
- Ask
- The lowest price a seller is willing to accept. The × number is how many shares are queued at that ask.
- Day's Range
- The lowest and highest prices the stock has reached during the current trading session.
- 52 Week Range
- The lowest and highest prices the stock has traded at over the past 52 weeks.
- Volume
- Total number of shares traded so far during the current session.
- Avg. Volume
- Average daily trading volume, typically measured over the past 3 months.
Fundamentals
- Market Cap
- Total value of all outstanding shares (share price × shares outstanding).
- Beta (5Y Monthly)
- Measures the stock's volatility vs. the overall market over 5 years. 1.0 = moves with the market.
- P/E Ratio (TTM)
- Price-to-Earnings ratio using Trailing Twelve Months earnings. How much investors pay per dollar of profit.
- Forward P/E
- Price-to-Earnings ratio based on estimated future earnings rather than past results.
- EPS (TTM)
- Earnings Per Share over the Trailing Twelve Months. The company's net profit divided by outstanding shares.
- Earnings Date
- The next scheduled date when the company will report its quarterly or annual financial results.
- Forward Dividend & Yield
- Estimated annual dividend per share and the percentage income return based on the current stock price.
- Ex-Dividend Date
- The cutoff date: buy the stock before this date to receive the upcoming dividend.
- 1y Target Est
- The consensus mean price target from analysts covering the stock over the next 12 months.
- Sector
- The broad economic sector the company operates in (e.g., Technology, Healthcare, Financials).
- Industry
- The specific industry within the sector (e.g., Software, Biotech, Investment Banking).
- Analyst Recommendation
- The consensus recommendation from covering analysts, such as Buy, Hold, or Sell.
Short Selling
- Short Sell
- Selling shares you don't own by borrowing them, hoping to buy them back later at a lower price. Profit = sell price − buy-back price. Losses are theoretically unlimited because a stock can rise indefinitely.
- Cover (Buy to Cover)
- Closing a short position by buying back the shares you originally borrowed. Covering realizes your profit or loss.
- Borrow Rate / Fee
- The annualized interest a broker charges to lend you shares for a short. Hard-to-borrow stocks can cost 20%+ per year; easy-to-borrow names are often under 1%.
- Short Squeeze
- A sharp price spike that forces short sellers to buy back shares to cap losses, whose buying pushes the price even higher. GameStop in Jan 2021 is the textbook case.
- Short Interest
- The total number of shares currently sold short, often shown as a % of float. High short interest signals bearish sentiment — and squeeze risk.
- Margin Collateral (Shorts)
- Cash or securities your broker holds against a short position. On this site's paper trading, shorts require 100% cash collateral up front — real brokers use Reg-T margin (typically 150%).
Swing Levels & S/R Zones
- Swing high
- A local peak — a candle whose high is higher than the highs of the candles immediately around it. Example: prices print $50, $51, $52, $51, $50. The $52 candle is a swing high because nothing nearby exceeded it.
- Swing low
- A local trough — a candle whose low is lower than the lows of the candles immediately around it. Example: prices print $50, $49, $48, $49, $50. The $48 candle is a swing low because nothing nearby undercut it.
- Support zone
- A horizontal price band where buyers have repeatedly stopped or reversed a decline. It is a zone, not a single line. Example: a stock dips to $98.50, $98.20, and $98.70 over three weeks and bounces each time. The $98.00–$99.00 area is a support zone.
- Resistance zone
- A horizontal price band where sellers have repeatedly pushed price back down. It is a ceiling, not an exact price. Example: a stock rallies to $105.10, $105.40, and $105.00 over two weeks and gets rejected each time. The $104.80–$105.50 area is a resistance zone.
Data is sourced from Yahoo Finance and updated throughout the trading day. Some metrics may be unavailable for certain symbols (e.g., ETFs or newly listed stocks).