Chart glossary
71 terms used across GMR chart explanations. Each one links to the lesson that actually teaches it, so a definition is a starting point rather than the whole answer.
- OHLC
- Open, high, low and close — the four prices that summarise one interval. How to read a price chart
- Candle body몸통
- The distance between an interval's open and close. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Wick꼬리
- The excursion beyond the body — how far price went before coming back. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Close location
- Where the close sits within the candle's range; describes who held control into the close. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Doji
- A candle whose open and close are nearly equal — indecision. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Hammer
- Small body near the top with a long lower wick; downside rejected within the interval. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Shooting star
- Small body near the bottom with a long upper wick, after an advance. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Engulfing
- A candle whose body fully covers the previous candle's body. Candlestick anatomy and patterns
- Swing high
- A local turning point above its neighbours. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Swing low
- A local turning point below its neighbours. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Higher high (HH)
- A swing high above the previous swing high. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Higher low (HL)
- A swing low above the previous swing low. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Lower high (LH)
- A swing high below the previous swing high. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Lower low (LL)
- A swing low below the previous swing low. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Range박스권
- Repeated boundaries without directional progression in the swings. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Transition
- Mixed structure after a break or failed trend, where no trend label fits yet. Market structure: HH, HL, LH, LL
- Support지지
- An area where price has repeatedly stopped falling. Support, resistance, trendlines and channels
- Resistance저항
- An area where price has repeatedly stopped rising. Support, resistance, trendlines and channels
- Zone구간
- A band rather than a single price — how GMR draws levels. Support, resistance, trendlines and channels
- Role reversal
- Broken resistance later acting as support, or the reverse. Support, resistance, trendlines and channels
- Trendline추세선
- A line connecting meaningful swing points; information, not a rule. Support, resistance, trendlines and channels
- Channel
- Parallel boundaries describing a trend's rhythm. Support, resistance, trendlines and channels
- Breakout돌파
- Price moving beyond a meaningful boundary and staying there. Breakouts, retests, false breaks and traps
- Retest
- Price returning to a broken level to test it from the new side. Breakouts, retests, false breaks and traps
- Rejection
- Price reaching a level and being pushed back within the interval. Breakouts, retests, false breaks and traps
- False break
- Price moving beyond a level then closing back through it. Breakouts, retests, false breaks and traps
- Bull trap
- A false upside break, named from the point of view of buyers caught in it. Breakouts, retests, false breaks and traps
- Bear trap
- A false downside break. Breakouts, retests, false breaks and traps
- Neckline
- The completion boundary of a head and shoulders; often sloped. Classic chart patterns
- Flagpole
- The sharp prior move a flag or pennant must follow. Classic chart patterns
- Symmetrical triangle
- Converging lower highs and higher lows; neutral until the break. Classic chart patterns
- Ascending triangle
- Flat resistance with rising lows; bullish bias, incomplete until the break. Classic chart patterns
- Descending triangle
- Flat support with falling highs; bearish bias, incomplete until the break. Classic chart patterns
- Rising wedge
- Both boundaries rising and converging; often warns of a weakening advance. Classic chart patterns
- Falling wedge
- Both boundaries falling and converging; often bullish after confirmation. Classic chart patterns
- Flag
- Flagpole plus a compact counter-trend consolidation. Classic chart patterns
- Pennant
- Flagpole plus a short converging consolidation. Classic chart patterns
- Rectangle
- Repeated horizontal boundaries; neutral until the break. Classic chart patterns
- Double top
- Two tests of resistance; completed by a break of the pivot between them. Classic chart patterns
- Double bottom
- Two tests of support; completed by a break of the pivot between them. Classic chart patterns
- Head and shoulders
- Three peaks, middle highest; completed by a neckline break. Classic chart patterns
- Inverse head and shoulders
- The same structure at a potential bottom. Classic chart patterns
- Cup and handle
- A rounded recovery followed by a smaller consolidation. Classic chart patterns
- Broadening formation
- Expanding swings — rising disagreement and volatility. Classic chart patterns
- Gap
- A discontinuity between one interval's close and the next one's open. Classic chart patterns
- SMA
- Simple moving average — equal weight across the window. Moving averages, slope and stack
- EMA
- Exponential moving average — recent bars weighted more heavily. Moving averages, slope and stack
- Golden cross
- A shorter average crossing above a longer one, commonly 50 over 200. Moving averages, slope and stack
- Death cross
- The inverse of a golden cross. Moving averages, slope and stack
- Volume거래량
- How much traded in an interval; measures participation, not direction. Volume and participation
- OBV
- On-balance volume — a running total that adds or subtracts by close direction. Volume and participation
- Volume Profile
- Volume distributed by price rather than by time. Not published by GMR until data supports it. Volume and participation
- RSI
- Momentum relative to recent gains and losses, 0–100. Secondary evidence only. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- Divergence
- Price and momentum disagreeing — a warning, not a trigger. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- MACD
- The relationship between two moving averages, with signal line and histogram. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- Bollinger Bands
- A moving average with volatility-scaled bands. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- ATR
- Average true range — typical range, never direction. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- Stochastic
- Where the close sits within the recent high-low range. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- ADX
- Trend strength, not trend direction. RSI, MACD, Bollinger, ATR, stochastic and ADX
- Ichimoku일목균형표
- A trend overlay of five components including a projected cloud. The Ichimoku cloud
- Kumo
- The Ichimoku cloud — the shaded area between Senkou Span A and B. The Ichimoku cloud
- Tenkan-sen
- Ichimoku conversion line — short-term equilibrium. The Ichimoku cloud
- Kijun-sen
- Ichimoku base line — medium-term equilibrium. The Ichimoku cloud
- Senkou Span A
- Midpoint of Tenkan and Kijun, projected forward. The Ichimoku cloud
- Senkou Span B
- A longer-period midpoint, projected forward. The Ichimoku cloud
- Chikou Span
- The close plotted back in time. The Ichimoku cloud
- Fibonacci retracement
- A reference grid at 23.6/38.2/50/61.8/78.6 — useful where it overlaps real structure. Multi-timeframe analysis, Fibonacci and confluence
- Confluence
- Independent evidence pointing at the same area. Multi-timeframe analysis, Fibonacci and confluence
- Multi-timeframe
- Reading one asset at several intervals and naming how they relate. Multi-timeframe analysis, Fibonacci and confluence
- Confirmation
- The stated condition that would complete a setup. The GMR reading order and scenario discipline
- Invalidation
- The stated condition that would end an interpretation. The GMR reading order and scenario discipline
Educational context only. Nothing here is a trading signal or a recommendation.