Dividend Yieldfundamental
Dividend yield is the annual dividends per share divided by the current price per share, expressed as a percentage. Two common versions are trailing yield, based on dividends paid in the past year, and forward yield, bas…
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Actregulation
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly called the Dodd-Frank Act, is a 2010 U.S. federal law that expanded oversight of financial institutions and consumer protections after the 2008 fina…
Dojitechnical
A doji is a candlestick pattern where the opening and closing prices are equal or near equal, creating a cross-like candle.
Doji Startechnical
A Doji Star is a three-candle candlestick pattern used in technical analysis to indicate a potential reversal in price direction. It forms when a long-bodied candle is followed by a Doji that gaps away, and a third candl…
Dollar Durationfixed_income
Dollar duration is a measure of a fixed-income security's price sensitivity to yield changes. It is expressed as the dollar change in price from a 1 basis point (0.01%) move in yield.
Dollar Indexmacro
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is a measure of the U.S. dollar’s value relative to a basket of six major currencies, calculated and published by ICE Data Indices.
Dollar Index (DXY)macro
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is a measure of the U.S. dollar’s value relative to a basket of six major currencies, with a base value of 100 set in March 1985.
Donchian Channeltechnical
The Donchian Channel is a price-based technical indicator. It plots the highest high and the lowest low over a chosen look-back period, forming a price channel.
Dot Plotmacro
A dot plot is a chart showing policymakers’ projections for the federal funds rate; it is published as part of the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).
Double Bottomtechnical
Double Bottom is a chart pattern in technical analysis characterized by two roughly equal price lows separated by a peak, suggesting a potential reversal from a downtrend to an uptrend.
Double Toptechnical
A double top is a chart pattern in technical analysis where the price reaches a high, pulls back, rises again to a similar high, and then declines, signaling a potential reversal from an uptrend to a downtrend.
Downside Capturerisk_portfolio
Downside capture is a performance metric that shows how a portfolio's returns perform relative to a benchmark during market downturns, and is often reported as the downside capture ratio (DCR).
Downside Capture Ratiorisk_portfolio
Downside Capture Ratio (DCR) is a measure of how much of a market's negative moves a portfolio or fund experiences relative to a chosen benchmark.
Downside Deviationrisk_portfolio
Downside deviation is a risk metric that measures the dispersion of returns below a chosen threshold, treating returns above the threshold as not contributing to the measure.
Downside Riskrisk_portfolio
Downside risk is the potential for an investment or portfolio to decline in value from its current level due to adverse market conditions.
Dragonfly Dojitechnical
A dragonfly doji is a candlestick pattern where the open and close are at the same price near the session’s high, with a long lower shadow and little to no upper shadow.
Drawdownrisk_portfolio
Drawdown is the decline from a portfolio’s peak value to its subsequent trough before a new peak is reached, typically expressed as a percentage or dollar amount. It is a measure of downside risk used in performance asse…
Dual Mandatemacro
The Dual Mandate is the Federal Reserve's objective to pursue both maximum sustainable employment and price stability in the U.S. economy.
Due Diligencecorporate
Due diligence is a comprehensive, systematic review of information about a company, asset, or transaction performed to verify details, assess risks, and inform decision making. It is commonly used in corporate transactio…
Durationfixed_income
Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates, typically expressed in years, reflecting the weighted average time to receive cash flows.
Dynamic Hedgingrisk_portfolio
Dynamic hedging is the ongoing process of adjusting hedges to keep a portfolio's risk exposure aligned with a chosen target as market conditions and position sensitivities change.