A–Z of economic indicators

Annual growth in Taiwan's M2 money supply, published by the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

A pre-set order that closes a position at a chosen objective, taking the gain automatically.

This indicator measures how Thailand's industrial output changed compared with the same month a year earlier. It gives a quick view of whether factories and industrial sectors are producing more or less than before.

An early monthly gauge of annual consumer-price inflation in Tokyo’s wards.

A scheduled speech or public appearance by the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and FOMC participant.

A year-on-year measure of the number of tourist arrivals, used as a read on tourism demand and international travel activity.

A chart clear enough to trade from: obvious highs and lows, a level worth watching and a stop loss with somewhere logical to sit.

A condition that removes otherwise valid trades to improve the average quality of the ones you take.

Everything you do to a trade after it is open — moving the stop, taking part of the position off, or closing early.

The full set of conditions that has to be present before a trade is even considered.

A period of the day when conditions typically support trading — reasonable liquidity, no major release imminent.

A repeatable reason to expect your trades to make money over a large sample.

A trading plan is a written framework that defines how a trader approaches markets, manages risk and reviews decisions.

A period where price moves sideways between a fairly consistent high and low rather than trending.

The written instructions that decide what you trade, how much you risk and when you stop.

A block of the trading day defined by which financial centres are active, and therefore how much liquidity is available.

A sustained directional move, defined by higher highs and higher lows, or lower highs and lower lows.

A market making a series of higher highs and higher lows, or lower highs and lower lows, in one clear direction.

The specific candle whose close activates an entry.

A monthly measure of how Tunisia's consumer-price index changed from the previous month.

Tunisia's annual inflation rate shows the year-on-year change in the Consumer Price Index.

Turkey Auto Sales YoY tracks the annual percentage change in domestic automotive sales and is used as a timely gauge of vehicle-sector demand.

A monthly measure of how fully Türkiye’s manufacturing industry is using its available production capacity.