Traders use technical analysis indicators to determine the trend in a stock’s price. The moving average (MA) crossover is a popular resource that helps traders speculate price fluctuations more ...

What Is A Moving Average? Moving averages are important in many time series data applications. The study of moving averages is part of the academic disciplines of statistics and mathematics.

One of the most straightforward tools in an investor’s toolkit is the simple moving average (SMA). The SMA is a fundamental technical indicator that smooths out volatility from price data to help ...

One of the primary objectives of any market analyst is to determine what exactly the market is doing. Is it rising or falling, trending or consolidating? And how do you know? For most, that analysis ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever tried to follow a trend using technical charts, you know the frustration: indicators can often feel too slow. By the time a traditional signal confirms a move, the best part of the ...

A Golden Cross occurs when a 50-day moving average crosses through a 200-day moving average to the upside. Moving Averages are the easiest technical indicators to understand, notably the simple moving ...

Readers and students are constantly asking for some sort of an indicator from which they could discern the potential price direction of a stock or market index. As I have pointed out repeatedly, ...

Now that you’ve got a grasp on how to build a strong portfolio with asset allocation and diversification, let’s explore a different approach some investors use to time the market: technical analysis.