Discover how 5-, 8-, and 13-period simple moving averages can enhance day trading by improving entry/exit points and managing ...
Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...
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 ...
Stocktwits on MSN

What is a moving average?

If the price of an asset climbs above a particularly critical average, traders consider it a sign of improving sentiment, while a drop is seen as a sign of potential decline. ・Some commonly used ...
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 ...
Key ingredients in many trading strategies, moving averages are very popular tools. Moving averages are typically trend-following tools that help traders determine what kind of trend, if any, a given ...