Stop Losing Money: Trading Terminology Explained
✅ How to Use This Video (Action Steps) 1️⃣ Save To Watch Later or Download if you have Premium 2️⃣ Introduce yourself in the comments 3️⃣ Download the Workbook Use the workbook alongside the video to reinforce the terminology, add your own notes, and build your personal trading glossary. 👉 Trading Terminology Workbook: https://bit.ly/4oHDDP7 4️⃣ Backtesting Template: https://bit.ly/beginnerbt 5️⃣ Take the Next Step in Your Training When you’re ready to go beyond terminology and into full strategy, structure, and professional-level trading, check out: My Trading for Beginners series: • Trading for Beginners Part 1 - FULL TRADIN... The 30-Day Trading Challenge: https://bit.ly/3w5Tc9q Tier One Trading, my immersive coaching and mentorship program: https://bit.ly/14DayTrialYT In this deep-dive tutorial, I walk you through the essential language of trading in plain English so you finally understand what’s happening on your screen, what your broker is doing in the background, and what risk you’re really taking on every click of the mouse. You’ll come away with a clear, practical understanding of: The difference between long vs short, and bullish vs bearish What bid, ask, spread, pips, lot size, leverage, margin, and short selling actually mean in real money How order types (market, limit, stop, stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop, OCO, GTC) work together in a real trade Use the Timestamps as a Reference Library 👇 00:00 Why trading terminology matters (and why most traders quit) 00:25 How this video works & how to use it 02:27 Long vs Short, Bullish vs Bearish – what these really mean 03:33 Bid, Ask & Spread explained (and why you’re instantly down when you enter) 07:43 What is a Pip? (and how we measure movement in Forex) 09:42 Lot Size (standard, mini, micro) & how much each pip is worth 11:38 Leverage & Margin – how small accounts control big positions 15:40 Short Selling – unlimited downside vs limited upside 19:12 Liquidity – active vs dead markets 20:15 Volatility – opportunity and danger in fast markets 20:55 Slippage – why you don’t always get the price you click 21:43 Order Types Overview – market vs pending orders 22:08 Market Orders – instant execution at current price 22:31 Limit Orders – “set and forget” better-price entries 23:34 Stop Orders – buy stop, sell stop, and breakout entries 24:25 Stop-Loss & Take-Profit – predefined exits 26:09 OCO & GTC orders – linking and managing your orders 27:35 Trailing Stops – locking in profit as price moves 28:19 Candlesticks – open, high, low, close explained 30:32 Support & Resistance – floors, ceilings, and turning points 32:05 Trend & Structure – swings, higher highs/lows, ranges 33:12 Swing Highs & Swing Lows 33:32 Breakouts – when price moves beyond key levels 33:55 Runs & Pullbacks (Extensions & Retracements) 34:48 Gaps – when price jumps between sessions 35:36 Price Action – reading raw price without indicators 36:43 Moving Averages – smoothing price & spotting direction 37:14 RSI – momentum, convergence & divergence 38:24 Trading Styles – scalping, day trading, swing, position 39:30 Why most retail traders should avoid scalping 40:11 Algorithmic vs Discretionary Trading 40:35 What real “discretion” is (and why you must earn it) 41:17 Reward-to-Risk Ratio – stacking the odds in your favor 42:54 Drawdown – why most of your time is spent in it 44:22 Exposure – total risk across all open trades 45:11 Correlation Risk – when pairs move together 46:05 Diversification – spreading risk across markets & strategies 46:29 Position Sizing, Win Rate & Expectancy 46:59 Compounding – letting your profits grow exponentially 47:19 Trading Psychology – discipline, patience, FOMO, overtrading 47:46 Confirmation Bias – looking for proof you’re “right” 48:08 Brokers – what they do & how they differ 48:27 ECN vs Market Maker brokers 48:51 Hedging – offsetting positions 49:17 Carry Trades – positive and negative carry 49:38 Correlation (recap) – positive, negative & neutral 49:56 Backtesting – why historical data is your only starting point 50:53 Journaling – how you actually build skill & discretion 51:22 Final thoughts, next steps & how to continue your development _________________________________________ ✒️ Disclaimer: No part of this video or any of the content in it is legal financial advice. Results from what Jason Graystone teaches may not be typical nor expected for every person. Jason is a professional investor and currency trader. This is not a “get rich quick” scheme. Your results may be better, worse, or the same as Jason’s. All information provided on this website is based on best practices and for educational purposes only. Jasongraystone.com (JG) is an online educational website only. Information contained throughout the site/video may be provided by sources that are not affiliated with JG. By accessing this information, you acknowledge your understanding and consent to the foregoing and shall not hold JG liable.
