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A reversal pattern characterized by a high, a higher high, a lower high, and a break below the line joining the lows between the highs, the so-called neck-line.
Industry:Energy
The basic unit for pricing electric energy, equal to one kilowatt of power supplied continuously for one hour (or the amount of electricity needed to light ten 100-watt lightbulbs for one hour). One kWh equals 1,000 watthours. One kWh = 3. 306 cu ft of natural gas. An average household will use between 800-1300kWh/month.
Industry:Energy
An option that gives the holder the right (but not the obligation) to sell a specified quantity of the underlying instrument at a fixed price, on or before a specified date. The grantor of the option has the obligation to take delivery of the underlying instrument if the option is exercised.
Industry:Energy
A technique used by technical analysts to decide on which measures work best in their specific markets. For instance, the 40-day moving average might generate good signals for oil and commodity markets, but not foreign exchange markets. BY using optimization software, traders hope to work out which measures work well for their specific instruments.
Industry:Energy
The storage of nuclear waste and/or spent fuel in a repository near the surface or in a deep geological formation, without the intention of retrieval.
Industry:Energy
Price for power from a unit which is already running. (System Lambda + markup).
Industry:Energy
Buying one instrument/commodity and selling another, with a view to profiting from the change in the gap between the two markets.
Industry:Energy
A surface mine, open to daylight, such as a quarry. Also referred to as open-cut or open-cast mines.
Industry:Energy
