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 ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a ...

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.

Discover how to day trade using this simple moving average crossover strategy (with backtests and examples) The golden cross and the death cross are both highly consistent medium-to-long-term ...

A little-known moving average indicator has correctly called a new bull market every time over the past 63 years. This indicator just flashed at the end of February. However, other indicators with ...

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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 ...

Golden and death crosses are often seen as signs of bullish and bearish price action, respectively Investors are constantly hunting trends, signs, and signals that could help predict a stock or ...

If simple moving averages (SMAs) are your game as a crypto-trader, it's time to take it to the next level. In this piece, we will look at a strategy utilized by the moving-average elite – the ...