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Word

ATL

/ˌeɪtiːˈɛl/

Definition

n. Stands for All-Time Low — the lowest price an asset has ever traded at. Traders watch for a new ATL as a sign of extreme weakness or a possible bottom.

n. Abbreviation for All-Time Low: the lowest price a financial asset, index, or token has reached over its entire history. Contrast ATH (all-time high).

Examples

“The token recovered after hitting its ATL.”

“After months of decline, the coin set a new ATL before slowly climbing back.”

“Buying at the exact ATL is largely luck; disciplined investors accumulate across a range rather than trying to time the precise bottom.”

Examples

simple

“The token recovered after hitting its ATL.”

contextual

“After months of decline, the coin set a new ATL before slowly climbing back.”

complex

“Buying at the exact ATL is largely luck; disciplined investors accumulate across a range rather than trying to time the precise bottom.”

Etymology

Initialism of all-time low, borrowed from trading and market analysis.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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