Going Long Definition

Going long means buying an asset with the expectation that its price will rise.

What is Going Long?

A long position profits when the asset's price increases and loses value when it falls.

Going long is the most common way investors and traders participate in markets.

Buying shares of a company because you expect the price to rise is going long.

A gap is a difference between the closing price of one trading session and the opening price of the next, with no trading in between.

GDP is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country over a specific period.

Going short means selling an asset you do not own, or opening a sell position, with the expectation that its price will fall.