Crypto & Trading Glossary — 56 Terms Explained | TeddySignal

Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin — Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin and thousands more.

All-Time High / All-Time Low — the highest/lowest price an asset has ever reached.

A prolonged period of falling prices. "Bearish" = expecting prices to fall.

A prolonged period of rising prices. "Bullish" = expecting prices to rise.

A public, tamper-proof digital ledger where transactions are recorded in linked "blocks".

New coins created and given to miners/stakers for confirming a block of transactions.

An offline wallet (hardware device or paper) that stores keys away from the internet.

The number of blocks added after a transaction — more confirmations = safer payment.

Decentralised Finance — financial apps (lending, trading) built on blockchains without banks.

Decentralised Exchange — trades directly between wallets via smart contracts (e.g. Uniswap).

A candlestick with a tiny body — open and close nearly equal — signalling indecision.

A sudden sharp price fall, often after coordinated selling.

Do Your Own Research — the golden rule before any investment.

The price at which you open a position.

The price at which you close a position to take profit or cut loss.

Fear Of Missing Out — buying because price is rising fast and you feel left behind.

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt — negative news or rumours that pressure prices down.

The network fee paid to process a transaction on Ethereum or similar chains.

Hold On for Dear Life — holding long-term instead of panic-selling.

A wallet connected to the internet — convenient, but more exposed to hacks.

Know Your Customer — identity verification required by regulated exchanges.

Borrowed size that multiplies profit AND loss (e.g. 10x = 10× both).

Forced closure of a leveraged position when price moves against it beyond the margin.

How easily an asset can be bought/sold without moving its price. High liquidity = tight spreads.

A bet that price will rise — buy low, sell higher later.

The collateral you put up to open a leveraged position.

Total value of a coin: price × circulating supply. Used to compare asset size.

The process (proof-of-work) of confirming transactions and creating new coins using computing power.

Non-Fungible Token — a unique digital certificate of ownership for art, collectibles and more.

The live list of all buy and sell orders for an asset at various prices.

Momentum readings suggesting a move may be stretched and due for a pullback (RSI <30 / >70).

A printed copy of your keys — secure from hackers, fragile against fire and loss.

A sudden sharp price rise, sometimes artificially coordinated.

The 12–24 word backup of your wallet. Whoever has it owns the coins.

A price level where selling pressure historically appears — a ceiling.

A scam where developers abandon a project and steal investor funds.

The smallest Bitcoin unit — one Bitcoin = 100 million sats.

A huge sell/buy order at one price that caps/floors price temporarily.

A bet that price will fall — sell high, buy back lower.

A trade suggestion with direction, entry, take-profit and stop-loss levels.

Self-executing code on a blockchain that runs agreements automatically.

The gap between the buy and sell price — a hidden cost on every trade.

A coin pegged to a stable asset (usually USD) — USDT, USDC. Workhorse of trading.

Locking coins to help secure a proof-of-stake network in exchange for rewards.

An order that closes your trade at a set loss level — your risk limit.

A price level where buying pressure historically appears — a floor.

A preset price where you close the trade to lock in profit.

A coin built on another blockchain (e.g. an Ethereum-based token) rather than its own chain.

The general direction of price — up, down or sideways.

How much of an asset traded in a period — confirms whether moves are real.

Your public "account number" — safe to share for receiving payments.

An investor holding enough coins to move the market.

A project's official technical and business document.

The vision of a decentralised internet built on blockchains and owned by users.

Earning rewards by lending or staking crypto in DeFi protocols.

A transaction not yet included in a block — reversible, treat as unconfirmed.