Japan Catalyst Stocks: Tracking Major Price Movements

S-Bid stands for Special Bid. In the Japanese stock market, there is a system where a "Special Quotation" flag is displayed when either buy or sell orders greatly outnumber the other, without immediately executing the trades. This is done to attract additional orders. S-Bid is a label that indicates the buy orders exceed the sell orders, resulting in a "Special Bid" (Special Buy Quotation) status.

S-Ask stands for Special Ask. In the Japanese stock market, there is a system where a "Special Quotation" flag is displayed when either buy or sell orders greatly outnumber the other, without immediately executing the trades. This is done to attract additional orders. S-Ask is a label that indicates the sell orders exceed the buy orders, resulting in a "Special Ask" (Special Sell Quotation) status.

L-Up stands for Limit-Up. Limit-Up refers to the state where a stock reaches the maximum allowable price increase during a trading day. Once the price hits this level, no trades can be made above that price.

In the Japanese stock market, Limit-Up is actually called "Stop-Daka" (Stop-High). This system is designed to control rapid price increases and maintain market stability."

L-Down stands for Limit-Down. Limit-Down refers to the state where a stock reaches the maximum allowable price decrease during a trading day. Once the price hits this level, no trades can be made below that price.

In the Japanese stock market, Limit-Down is actually called "Stop-Yasu" (Stop-Low). This system is designed to control rapid price declines and maintain market stability.

L-Up Bid stands for Limit-Up Bid. It refers to the situation where a stock is at the limit-up price with buy orders exceeding sell orders. This indicates that the stock has reached the maximum allowable price increase, but there is still significant demand to buy at that level, resulting in a "Limit-Up Bid" status.

L-Down Ask stands for Limit-Down Ask. It refers to the situation where a stock is at the limit-down price with sell orders exceeding buy orders. This indicates that the stock has reached the maximum allowable price decrease during a trading day, but there is still significant pressure to sell at that level, resulting in a "Limit-Down Ask" status.