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FAQ – Acronyms We Use

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	A	[Top]
ABS	Absolute Value
ADX	Average Directional Movement Index
ATR	Average True Range
	C	[Top]
CCI	Commodity Channel Index
CMF	Chaikin Money Flow Oscillator
CMO	Clarke Market Overview Chande Momentum Oscillator
CPD	Cumulative Positive Development
CSV	Comma-Separated Variable File
CVAP	Chaikin Money Flow Oscillator
	D	[Top]
DAR	Daily Abbreviated Report
DCR	Daily Comprehensive Report
DDR	Daily Detail Report
DMI	Directional Movement Index
DO	Defined Operation
DPO	Detrended Price Oscillator
DSR	Daily Summary Report
DX	Directional Movement Index
	E	[Top]
EMA	Exponential Moving Average
EXT	Extension
	F	[Top]
FEP	Fractal Exist Points
FLA	Four or Five Letter Acronym
	H	[Top]
HLI	Hollinger Liquidity Index
	K	[Top]
KVO	Klinger Volume Oscillator
	M	[Top]
MA	Moving Average
MACD	Moving Average Convergence/Divergence
MFI	Money Flow Index
	N	[Top]
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System
NPD	New Positive Development
	O	[Top]
OBV	On Balance Volume
	P	[Top]
PD	Positive Development
PDF	Portable Document Format
POGS	Price Only Graphs. See How to Read 2W43-NRT-POGs and How to Read DAR-POGs
PT	Positive Territory. That's us!
	R	[Top]
RATR	Relative Average True Range
	S	[Top]
SIC	Standard Industrial Classification
SMA	Simple Moving Average
	T	[Top]
TA	Technical Analysis
TAGS	Technical Analysis Graphs (series)
TAI	Technical Analysis Indicator
TCPD	Total Cumulative Positive Developments
TLA	Three Letter Acronym
TMA	Triangular Moving Average
TNPD	Total New Positive Developments
TRIX	Triple Exponential Smoothing Of The Log Of The Closing Price
TXT	Abbreviation for the plain text file format, one without formatting. Sometimes called ASCII text.
	V	[Top]
VAMA	Volume Adjusted Moving Average
VMA	Variable Moving Average
VPMO	Volume * Price Momentum Oscillator
	W	[Top]
WMA	Weighted Moving Average

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