Price Action

Some financial journalists love to talk about the stock market like it's a giant casino. Whatever gets them a rating, right?

Well, price "action" just sounds sexier than whatever index has climbed 0.23% since its open an hour ago. "Price action" = price movement. That is, the stock did not open at 10.42 and just sit there, not moving all day long like a Congressman. It acted, or had action.