US stock market quiz

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1. Question 1 of 14

   A company reports earnings a few minutes after the regular session closes. In the drawing, which block is the first one where its stock can trade on the news?

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   Pre-marketRegular sessionAfter-hours

2. Question 2 of 14

   In the drawing, what triggers the long after the open?

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   The first pre-market tick above the PM highA regular-session candle that closes above the PM highPrice touching the dotted prior close line

3. Question 3 of 14

   It is 6:00 p.m. ET and you want to sell 100 shares after an earnings report. Which order ticket can fill after hours, at a price you control?

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   ABCD

4. Question 4 of 14

   In the drawing, the day opens with the opening auction. A stock closed yesterday at SAR 40.00 and the indicative opening price shows SAR 40.60. During the auction you place a limit buy at SAR 40.50. What happens?

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   It fills at SAR 40.50It does not fill and waits in the order book when continuous trading startsIt is cancelled automatically when the auction ends

5. Question 5 of 14

   The drawing shows a pre-trade checklist with its boxes ticked before the order goes in. Say one box cannot be ticked, because the 5-minute candle is still forming. What does the guide say to do?

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   Take the trade, but with half the sizeNo trade yet: if any answer is no, waitEnter now and move the stop once the candle closes

6. Question 6 of 14

   In the drawing, which order buys only if price rises to it?

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   Buy limitSell stopBuy stop

7. Question 7 of 14

   In the drawing, which quote is cheaper to trade if you buy at market and sell straight back?

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   AB

8. Question 8 of 14

   In the drawing, the short is opened at 50 with a stop at 53. What does the dotted stop line do?

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   It marks the target where the short is closed for a gainIt marks the price where the borrowed shares must be returned to the lenderIt caps the planned loss near $3 per share; the dashed path to 58 is the trade without it

9. Question 9 of 14

   One bar in the drawing reads days to cover 6. What does that number mean?

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   Short sellers must close their positions within 6 daysAt the average daily volume, buying back every shorted share would take about 6 trading daysThe stock has been shorted for 6 days in a row

10. Question 10 of 14

    In the drawing, price trends above a dashed VWAP line that slopes up, pulls back to it and closes back above. According to the SPY guide, which side does that favor?

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    ShortsLongsNeither: VWAP only matters at the open

11. Question 11 of 14

    In the drawing, small candles show which way the 15-minute, 30-minute and 1-hour frames lean beside the 5-minute chart. Suppose the 1-hour chart leans up and the 15-minute chart leans down. What does the QQQ routine say?

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    Take 5-minute buys, since the 1-hour chart is the bigger trendTake 5-minute sells, since the 15-minute chart is closer to priceSit out, or wait until the two charts line up

12. Question 12 of 14

    The drawing shows a squeeze: price coils in a box, then a candle closes above it on a volume spike. In this guide's TSLA example the box tops out at $300.00, the 5-minute ATR is $1.60 and the next resistance is $304.20. A candle closes at $302.60. What does the guide do?

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    Buy at once: a strong close on volume is the signalLet it go, or wait for a pullback to the box top that holdsBuy with the same share count and put the stop back inside the box

13. Question 13 of 14

    The drawing shows levels as shaded zones, not single lines. Why does the NVDA guide treat each level as a zone a few cents wide?

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    So the stop can sit inside the zoneTradingView cannot draw a single exact linePrice seldom turns at an exact cent

14. Question 14 of 14

    In the drawing, the thin lines above and below each candle body are wicks. What does a long upper wick show?

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    Price closed far above where it openedPrice was pushed up, then sold back down before the closeVery few shares traded in that period