An adjusted debit balance shows what a market participant would owe their brokerage in the case of a margin call.

An adjusted debit balance is the amount in a margin account that is owed to the brokerage firm, minus profits on short sales and balances in a special miscellaneous account (SMA). An adjusted debit balance is the amount in a margin account that is owed to the brokerage firm, minus profits on short sales and balances in a special miscellaneous account (SMA).
Under Regulation T, one can borrow up to 50% of the purchase price of securities on margin.
Debit balances can be contrasted with credit balances, which are funds owed to a customer's margin account by their broker.
A debit balance, in general, is what a customer owes their broker in a margin account—an account that lets investors borrow funds to purchase securities, provided they have cash or securities in it to pledge as collateral and pay the lender a periodic interest rate.
The use of trading margin (leverage) in an investment account for the purpose of buying securities amplifies the gains or losses associated with those trades. The adjusted debit balance informs investors how much they owe in the event of a margin call—a demand for additional cash or securities to bring a margin account up to the minimum maintenance margin. An adjusted debit balance is the amount in a margin account that is owed to the brokerage firm, minus profits on short sales and balances in a special miscellaneous account (SMA). To help curtail significant losses experienced by brokerage firms and investors due to unregulated margin trading, Regulation T (REG T) guidelines and the 50% rule was established, stipulating that an investor can borrow up to 50% of the purchase price of a security on margin.

Adjusted Debit Balance

Buy is a term used to describe the purchase of an item or service that's typically paid for via an exchange of money or another asset. 

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What Is Buy?
Understanding Buy
Consumer Buying
Business Buying
Types of Buys The types of goods that consumers buy can include the following:
Electronics
Books and magazines
Personal hygiene products
Household cleaning products
Tools and other outdoor equipment
Consumer buying behavior—often called consumer spending— These might include the purchase of:
Equipment and machinery
Property, buildings, and land
Vehicles such as cars and trucks
Technology including computer equipment and software
Operating Expenses — Businesses also buy goods and services to help their day-to-day business operations function. **Buy Rating:** A buy rating, also known as a strong buy, is an investment analyst’s recommendation to buy a stock or security. These purchases are often called cost of goods sold (COGS) or operating expenses (OPEX) and can include the following:
Marketing services
Insurance products and services
How much a business is spending and where that money is being allocated are important metrics for investors and creditors to monitor.

'Buy weakness' is a proactive trading strategy where a trader enters into long positions ahead of the anticipated reversal in a security's price.

Buy weakness is a proactive trading strategy where a trader enters into long positions ahead of the anticipated reversal in a security's price. A common method to spot a buy weakness signal is through the use of trading channels, which can be in the form of either short-term trend channels or long-term envelope channels.
Buy weakness trades focus on identifying a stock whose price decline is overdone. One of the most popular ways to spot a buy weakness signal is through the use of trading channels, which can be in the form of either short-term trend channels or long-term envelope channels. There are several types of envelope channels a trader can use to identify buy signals, with Bollinger Bands® being one of the most popular channels for identifying standard buy weakness signals. Trend channels infer basic sell at resistance and buy at support methodologies, which are ideal for identifying buy weakness trades.

Buy Weakness

Cover on a bounce is covering a short position after it has reached and bounced off a level of support. 

Cover on a bounce is a stock trading term that means to cover a position by trading after the stock price has bounced off a support level. This means that a bounce up off the support level is the sign that the level of support will hold, so the bounce is the best indicator to the investor or trader that this is the lowest price they will get. Cover on a bounce means to close a short position by buying a stock after the price falls enough to hit a level of support, then bounce up briefly, and then correct. Cover on a bounce is a stock trading term that means to cover a position by trading after the stock price has bounced off a support level. This is a trading strategy that uses the bounce to indicate that the stock has stopped falling, which allows the investor or trader to close their short position at the lowest, or close to lowest, price they can.

Cover On A Bounce

Grid trading is based on placing orders above and below a set price, creating a grid with the orders. When utilized, it is most common in the forex market.

Grid trading is when orders are placed above and below a set price, creating a grid of orders at incrementally increasing and decreasing prices. If the price action is choppy it could trigger buy orders above the set price and sell orders below the set price, resulting in a loss. For example, the trader places buy orders at regular intervals below a set price, and places sell orders at regular intervals above the set price. To profit from trends, place buy orders at intervals above the set price, and sell orders below the set price. To profit from ranges, place buy orders at intervals below the set price, and sell orders above the set price.

Grid Trading

A setup price is an investor's predetermined point of entry that, once breached, initiates a position in that specific security.

A setup price is an investor's predetermined price of entry that, once breached, initiates a position in that specific security, be it a stock, bond, currency, or any other type of financial instrument. Or, it could trade down to $29 but only for a small number of shares; if your limit order is behind other limit orders at the same price, those orders must be filled before yours, and by that time the price may have headed back up. Consequently, limit orders tend to cluster around certain price points, making fills tougher since limit orders at the same price are filled by time priority. A setup price is an investor's predetermined price of entry that, once breached, initiates a position in that specific security, be it a stock, bond, currency, or any other type of financial instrument. The setup price can be determined based on technical or fundamental factors, as well as personal opinion on the part of the trader, and can be placed at any price that the trader chooses.

Setup Price

A watchlist is a list of securities being monitored for potential trading or investing opportunities.

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What Is a Watchlist? An investor could create a list of all the stocks in that sector that would track various valuation measures, including ratios like trailing price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and price-to-book, among others. Free trading platforms, such as Fidelity or Robinhood, also come with the ability to create watchlists and follow stocks, although they may track fewer metrics than paid versions. Most online trading platforms offer functionality for users to create their own watchlists, allowing them to easily track any security that catches their interest. A well-organized watchlist can help identify trading opportunities, track portfolio performance, or monitor hot or popular stocks.

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Buy Weakness

Cover On A Bounce

Grid Trading

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