Trading Pattern Dictionary / short
Snapshot
Definition
Short selling is a trading strategy that involves borrowing shares to sell them at the current market price, with the intention of buying them back later at a lower price to profit from the decline.
TradeJournal community statistics
Public trades tagged with "short" on TradeJournal.co (12 traders).
Tagged trades
148
112 closed · 1 open
Dictionary share
0.25%
Of all pattern tags
Win rate
56.3%
63W · 49L
Public P&L
-$4,774.48
Avg $-42.63 / closed trade
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View patternTrades using short
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Short selling is a trading strategy that involves borrowing shares to sell them at the current market price, with the intention of buying them back later at a lower price to profit from the decline. in the TradeJournal.co Trading Pattern Dictionary. It appears on 148 tagged public journal trades from 12 traders (56.3% win rate on closed public trades) . Use TradeJournal to tag your own trades, filter by pattern, and review statistics alongside your full journal.