Bagholder In U.S. financial slang, a bagholder is a shareholder left holding shares of worthless stocks. It can also refer to the holder of any financial instruments that become worthless, such as the junior bonds of a defaulted company or the coins of a failed cryptocurrency.
BAU business as usual: used for referring to a situation where everything is happening as normal, especially after a period when it was not
Bear In U.S. financial slang, a bagholder is a shareholder left holding shares of worthless stocks. It can also refer towhereas a “bear” will sell shares as they believe the market is going to turn negative.
Bull A “bull” by definition is an investor who buys shares because they believe the market is going to rise
Diamond Hands: Popularised by r/wallstreetbets, diamond hands (or more commonly depicted in emoji-form as ) refers to someone who has high risk tolerance to stomach through the high volatility of the stock/ asset that they own; they don’t cave under pressure.
DYOR – stands for Do Your Own Research
HODL An “on purpose, kinda” misspelling of “hold” – first coined in the altcoin sphere in 2013 & later said to imply “Hold On for Dear Life”. It reinforces the financial concept that you don’t sell in a Bear Market. You ride it until the bitter end, or the price comes back up. (Hint: Crypto prices usually comes back up.)
Paper Hands: PAPER HANDS means “someone who sells too early.” In the world of the stock market, someone with “paper hands” exits a position, or folds early because the financial risk is high. In other words, they panic sell. Their hands are described as paper because they fold or break with the slightest pressure.
“Pump and dump” is a form of securities fraud that involves artificially inflating the price of an owned stock through false and misleading positive statements, in order to sell the cheaply purchased stock at a higher price.
To The Moon: Used as an intensifier.
Whale: Someone/Something holding large amounts of coins of a certain cryptocurrency. This makes them powerful enough to manipulate the valuation of the said cryptocurrency and this results in price volatility
