Technical Analysis   US Prime Rate  
  Analysis based on market action through chart study, volume, trends, moving averages, patterns, formations and many other technical indicators.   The rate at which US banks will lend to their prime corporate customers.  
  Treasury Bill   Value Date  
  Short-term U.S. government obligations sold at a discount from face value. Treasury bills generally are issued with 13-, 26- or 52-week maturities.   The date that both parties of a transaction agree to exchange payments.  
 
  Treasury Bond   Volatility  
  Obligations of the U.S. government that mature in 15 or more years and pay a specified coupon.   A measure of price fluctuations. The standard deviation of a price series is commonly used to measure price volatility.  
  Treasury Note   Volume  
  Obligations of the U.S. government that mature in 2 to 10 years and pay a specified coupon.   Represents the total amount of trading activity in a particular stock, commodity or index for that day. It is the total number of contracts traded during the day.  
  Trend      
  Simply the direction of the market, usually broken down to three categories….major, intermediate and short-term trends. Three directions are also associated with a trend; that is, uptrend, downtrend, and a sideways trend.