Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I outline a strategy to trade Bitcoin using the 200-day simple moving average (SMA). The strategy is based on the price of BTC-USD on the last day of the month and involves buying when the price is ...

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, ...

I take a “toolbox” approach to analyzing and trading markets. The more technical and analytical tools I have in my trading toolbox at my disposal, the better my chances for success in trading. One of ...