What is Hammer Candlestick Pattern: Definition & Meaning Explained

Bracket Order

A bracket order is used in intraday trading to limit downside and lock upside by placing three types of orders together:

Buy or sell order at market price
Target order to square off & book profits
Stop-loss order to limit loss

Floating Interest Rate

The rate of interest that changes across the tenure of a loan, generally every quarter, due to the government’s interest rate, market conditions, and other factors is known as a floating interest rate.

Personal loans and home loans are typical examples of borrowing that carry a floating interest rate. A point to note here: the floating interest rate is added on top of a base interest rate that is charged by lenders.

Cash Reserve Ratio

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of liquid cash a bank has to deposit with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), calculated as a percentage of the total deposit of the bank. The latest Cash Reserve Ratio in India is 4.5%.

There are two important uses of CRR:

It acts as a reserve or collateral because banks borrow money from the RBI
The RBI decides the interest rate for borrowing based on the CRR

These two pointers become extremely important during high inflation as the RBI can hike interest rates with the assurance of having collateral from banks.

High Beta Stocks

High Beta stocks are shares that outperform the market in terms of returns but carry high risk. Such shares are called “High Beta” because of their significantly high Beta Coeffient value, which measures the correlation of a stock and the market. A Beta value on the high side typically indicates more volatility and the potential for higher returns.

Commodity

A commodity refers to physical goods and raw materials like aluminium, cotton, copper, sugar, steel, zinc, and others. Commodities are an essential part of the day-to-day life of individuals, companies, and industries.

But they can’t be traded like stocks in India. Instead, a commodity trader will enter into either of these three contracts to secure commodities or benefit from its price fluctuations:

Futures contracts
Options contracts
Cash contracts

These derivative contracts are traded on commodity exchanges in India like:

Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX)
Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)
National Multi Commodity Exchange of India (NMCX)

Equity Market

The Equity Market is a place where shares are traded, money is raised, and stock is offered to investors. That's why it is divided into two categories:

Primary Market: An equity market where shares are offered to investors for the first time through IPOs while fundraising also happens through private placements.
Secondary Market: An equity market where shares, bonds, futures, options, more are traded

The primary market is typically over the counter but may be regulated in the case of exchange traded IPOs. The secondary market is often well-regulated as most securities listed are exchange traded.

Hammer Candlestick Pattern