GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Due to the vast amount of information and the frequency it arrives at, it’s important to understand the terms used by the admins and the community.

As not every member is comfortable asking questions, we’ve created this glossary of terms and acronyms commonly used in the Dojo.

Please note that the bot inside the Trading-Dojo Discord has a much wider glossary and converts entire phrases. Just copy a phrase you don’t understand then message the bot.
Type ? and paste (or type) the phrase or word and it will translate it.

Start typing the acronym or term to see the results below.

APY: Annual Percentage Yield. Return on investment after one year.

ah: After Market Hours

airdrop: Token distribution event usually based on active wallets or actionable events such as number of transactions or coins held.

alt: Altcoin

altszn: Altcoin Season. The period of time where Altcoins outperform the bases (BTC, ETH)

ape: To enter a trade irresponsibly either by entering without thought, entering with too large an allocation or both.

ath: All Time High. The highest a price has ever been.

atl: All Time Low. The Lowest a price has ever been.

Buy wall: Large amount of buy orders below current price, usually resulting in price bouncing unless price action is strong enough to break it lower.

be: Break Even

bearish: When price structure or events contribute to a climate where the price has a potential to fall

bt(f)d: Buy the (fking) dip

bullish: When price structure or events contribute to a climate where the price has a potential to climb

cex: Centralized Exchange (i.e.: Binance, Bittrex, Huobi, FTX,…). These exchanges are controlled by an organization.

close (as in candle close or market close): End of the period under discussion (either end of the candle or trading session)

close (as in close a trade): Getting out of a position

ct: Crypto Twitter. Usually a term of contempt to indicate the mass of traders that are always on the wrong side of the trade.

dalai: Y-Shaped then sideways then upwards price action after a large price drawdown (dump). Named after a meme that included the Dalai Lama

dex: De-Centralized Exchange (i.e.: Uniswap, 1Inch, 0x, Balancer,…). These exchanges are NOT controlled by an organization.

dump: To break price support and reach lower levels

eod: End of the Day (or trading session)

er: Earnings Report

exit(ed): To get out of a position

FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

fa: Fundamental Analysis (Team experience, project depth, vision,…)

flat: Not in a trade right now.

fomo: Fear Of Missing Out – the sentiment most responsible for wrecking traders new and experienced alike.

ftr: Failure to Return. Basically a price movement that goes against the current trend and resumes (and often confirms) a direction upon failure. I.e.: If you are in a bearish direction and you have a positive candle and then resumes bearish, that positive candle was only a liquidity event and a failure to return to a more positive price direction.

futs: Futures. A derivative financial contracts that obligate the parties to transact an asset at a predetermined future date and price.

giraffe: dojo-specific lingo describing a pattern resembling a giraffe (bounce [legs] , then 2md longer bounce [neck], then small consolidation [head]) before taking off to the next trading level. This is usually a bullish pattern.

heavy: Market are heavy – look like they are about to reverse bearish

htf: High Timeframe. Usually used with charting, indicating times that are usually 8h and higher

ltf: Low Time Frame. Usually used with charting, indicating times that are usually 4h and smaller

MA: Moving Average

mc: Market Capitalization. Basically the price of the coin, token or market multiplied by the number of units in circulation.

moon: To accelerate price increase, usually to a new high

pa: Price Action

perp(s): Perpetual Contract(s). A futures contract that does not have an end date.

pm: Pre – Market Hours

premium: Difference above mean price

rekt: Wrecked. Self explanatory state of mind after heavy losses

res: Resistance

rn: Right Now

rr (R:R): Risk to Reward ratio. For example, 5:1 is a 5 to 1 reward to risk ratio (where there is a 5x reward relative to a 1x risk).

SL: Stop-Loss

sell wall: Large amount of sell orders above current price, usually resulting in price stalling unless price action is strong enough to break it.

sr (s/r): Support and Resistance. A price level that is both support and resistance historically.

stable(s): Stable Coins – coins that are FIAT pegged such as USDT, USDC, BUSD

TVL: Total Value Locked

ta: Technical Analysis (Charting and Metrics)

tp(ing): Taking Profit

yosh: Term describing a short consolidation very shortly after the breakout from a larger structure. Oftentimes, but not always, price action in that structure is compressed but inches upwards