Monday
KEY VOCABULARY - STOCK MARKET TRENDS
While you watch this analysis of the US stock markets, listen out for the key lexical structures below:
to tell the whole story
a sharp sell-off
a slight rally
late in the day
courtesy of
to push the market higher
unable to hold there
oversold (market)
a bounce
stabilisation
that proved not to be the case
nothing bullish about...
it's pretty obvious
to come close to
it's likely
bear markets are tricky
to keep an eye on
the volume retreated
a level of resistance
to test the lows (or highs)
to pierce down into
irrelevant
the pattern
that adds further significance to...
it's not going to turn
paying attention to
to be alert (to)
the buyers came back in
a choppy environment
the benefit of the doubt
the prior level of support
that's still 4 points away
I don't know what it's going to take
it seems to me that...
no sign of reversal
to look for bottoms in the market
to grind lower
an ascending trend-line
to lead to
the bottom line is...