Forex glossary
What is a long?
A buy position that profits when the price rises.
Definition
Long: A buy position that profits when the price rises.
In context
Studies the crowd: are traders mostly long or short?
From the lesson Three Ways to Analyse a Market.
Lessons that cover Long
Forex 101 · 5 min
How You Make (and Lose) Money
Buy low, sell high, or sell high and buy back lower. Yes, both work.
Brokers & Platforms · 5 min
Three Ways to Analyse a Market
Technical, fundamental and sentiment analysis, and why the best traders mix them.
Japanese Candlesticks · 5 min
Candlestick Anatomy
Open, high, low, close: four prices, one tiny story.
Japanese Candlesticks · 5 min
Bodies and Wicks: What They Mean
Long bodies, short bodies and long wicks decoded.
Japanese Candlesticks · 5 min
Doji Candles
When open equals close: the market shrugs.
Japanese Candlesticks · 6 min
Hammer and Hanging Man
Same shape, opposite meanings, depending on where they appear.