Moving averages (MA) are one of the most common technical indicators available to traders. This tool comes in many forms: simple, exponential, and weighted. Moving averages make it easier to spot ...

When discussing the numerous and varied market indicators technical traders use to build trading systems, we often point to moving averages. The moving average is one of the basic tools in technical ...

The stock market is a turbulent sea of constantly shifting prices, driven by news, sentiment, and volume. For new traders, the daily fluctuations can feel like a cacophony of noise, making it nearly ...

A moving average is a popular technical analysis tool used to reflect trends in the stock market and individual equities. Option traders use moving averages to determine which direction an equity’s ...

In this lesson, we look at another technical analysis tool that helps traders to identify market trends: moving averages. The lesson includes a step-by-step exercise for you to practise setting moving ...

The 200-day moving average strategy has increased risk-adjusted returns since 1951, but underperforms the S&P 500 on a price return basis. In this article, I show that the 225-day moving average ...