Buying over a period of time. For example, this might be done by an institutional...
An addition to a trader's original market position. The first of three distinct phases in a major trend in which investors are buying.
Process by which, over a period of time, a large or excess supply of stock or futures contracts is absorbed by increasing demand from buyers. Generally, there is little price action until the sellers have been exhausted. Then buyers dominate and price tends to rise.
Institutional buying of specific stocks or the overall market. An accumulation day is identified as having volume above the previous day's volume accompanied by an increase in price.
Addition to a trader's original market position – i.e., trader is buying.
Buying over a period time and on a fairly regular basis.
Used to describe the first phase of a bull market where most investors are discouraged with the market, and earnings are at their worst, but some investors start buying shares.
The first phase of a bull market. While most investors are discouraged with the market, and earnings are at their worst, some investors start buying shares. Or, and addition to a traders position.
Refers to buying often coincident with market bottoms or consolidations. It also refers to purchases by insiders, control people, or major investors.
Careful and planned buying of a company's shares in small numbers so as not to push the price up or attract attention, but gradually building up a large holding in the company.
This is another way of saying: professional buying. A stock is under accumulation when volume expands on days when price moves up.
Stock Trading: When trading volume tends to be higher on days that the price of a stock rises, than on days when it falls, many market participants assume that the stock is being accumulated by savvy investors. When that happens, a stock often is said to be under accumulation.
If used in the context of Technical Analysis, it is the base pattern on a chart where strong long terms holders buy-under valued securities for the purposes of holding them until a subsequent mark up phase has occurred. Strong holders are usually professionals while weak holders are the general public.
Latin accumulare "heap up" Mechanical enrichment; the piling of heavy metal and/or liquid phases in the magma.
That which results from a stock which shows higher volume on the upside than on the downside. Generally, this is a period of price equilibrium after a decline. The forces of demand become dominant, and the trend of the stock turns up.
Occurs when the supply of a security is less than the demand. After a decline in price, a stock may start to base and trade sideways for an extended period. In the mean time, well-informed traders and investors may seek to establish or increase existing long positions. In that case, the stock is said to have come under accumulation.
when an institutional investor buys large amounts of stock, but does this over time so as not to affect the stock price.
Buying shares over a period of time. For an individual investor, this just means buying additional shares of a stock you already own. For an institution, however, it may mean making a series of purchases rather than one large purchase that could drive up the market price.
Buying over a period of time, to avoid making a single, substantial purchase that might drive up the market price.
The act of buying more shares of a security without causing the price to increase significantly. After a decline, a stock may start to base and trade sideways for an extended period. While this base builds, well-informed traders and investors may seek to establish or increase existing long positions. In that case, the stock is said to have come under accumulation.