Initiative Buying

What it means

Initiative buying is directional participation that is willing to pay up to move the market.

What to watch

The quality of initiative buying depends on follow-through. If price cannot hold the new ground, the move may have been more emotional than durable.

Where traders usually run into this

Initiative Buying is most useful once it is tied to a concrete page, chart decision, or workflow question.

• Initiative Selling keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Breakout keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Trend Following keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.

Best next page if this term is blocking you

If you understand the definition but still do not know what to do with it, start with Initiative Selling. That page is the fastest way to see how initiative buying shows up in a real glossary workflow.