Glossary
139 terms to sharpen your crypto trading knowledge
Candlestick Patterns
Candlestick patterns are chart formations that reveal the open, high, low, and close of a time period, used by traders to anticipate future price direction.
Capitulation
Capitulation in crypto trading occurs when investors give up and sell en masse after a major downturn, often signaling a potential market bottom.
Cipher
A cipher is a cryptographic algorithm that encodes data into an unreadable format, forming the mathematical backbone of cryptocurrency security.
Coin
A cryptocurrency coin is a digital currency that operates on its own independent blockchain, secured by cryptography and decentralized consensus.
Cold Storage
Cold storage keeps cryptocurrency offline and disconnected from the internet, significantly reducing the risk of theft or hacking.
Cold Wallet
A cold wallet stores your cryptocurrency's private keys on a physical device kept offline, protecting them from hackers and remote attacks.
Collateral
Collateral is an asset pledged to secure a loan or leveraged trading position, protecting lenders if the trade moves against the borrower.
Colocation
Colocation means placing your trading servers physically close to an exchange's servers to minimize latency and gain faster order execution.
Confirmation Time
Confirmation time is how long it takes for a cryptocurrency transaction to be verified and permanently recorded on the blockchain.
Crypto Trade Bots
Crypto trading bots are automated programs that execute trades based on predefined rules, allowing traders to act on market opportunities around the clock.
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency is a decentralized digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, operating independently of central banks.
Custom Command
Custom commands in HaasScript are reusable functions you can call across any script, helping you build modular and maintainable trading logic.