Glossary Letter: R

A real yield is an interest rate adjusted for inflation or expected inflation, helping show the inflation-adjusted return available from an interest-bearing asset.
The Relative Strength Index, or RSI, is a momentum oscillator that compares recent upward and downward price movement on a scale from 0 to 100.
Support and resistance are chart areas where price has previously slowed, paused, or reacted.
Resistance is a price area where rising price has previously slowed, paused, or reacted.
Support is a price area where falling price has previously slowed, paused, or reacted.
A retest happens when price returns to a level it previously moved beyond, often after a breakout.
Risk appetite describes how willing market participants are to hold or add exposure to higher-volatility assets.
Relative strength is how one currency is performing compared with another, based on how consistently it is gaining or losing across multiple pairs.
Relative strength describes which currency, asset, or market is outperforming others over the same period, helping you compare performance across instruments rather than looking at one chart in isolation.
Risk-on describes a market regime where participants are comfortable taking risk, often favouring growth and higher-beta assets as confidence improves and risk premiums compress.
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