Fakeout

A breakout that instantly fails — usually a liquidity sweep in disguise. The close tells the truth.

Related terms

Fear & Greed IndexSentiment gauge 0–100. Extremes are contrarian: max fear ≈ bottoms, max greed ≈ tops.
Fibonacci ExtensionLevels beyond 100% (1.272 / 1.618) projecting profit targets after the pullback.
Fibonacci RetracementRatio tool (0.382 / 0.5 / 0.618…) measuring how deep a pullback has gone.
FillThe moment your order executes. Your fill price is where you actually got in.
FOMCThe Fed's rate-setting meeting — the biggest scheduled event in global markets.
FOMOFear Of Missing Out — chasing extended moves late. The most expensive emotion in trading.

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