Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

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 ...

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 ...

If the price of an asset climbs above a particularly critical average, traders consider it a sign of improving sentiment, ...

This report presents a simple, 30 year study on the best moving average to use to define bull and bear markets. A study like this is necessary since most moving averages in use are based on nothing ...

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 ...

Uber Technologies (UBER) has been helping consumers drive from place to place in more than 700 cities around the world. The stock has been in a bear market decline from a high of $64.05 set on ...

Moving averages (MAs) are among the most basic technical indicators commonly used by forex traders in their currency trading strategies. Among the major benefits of their use in trading forex, MAs can ...

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, ...

Cisco Systems CSCO gapped below its 50-day simple moving average at $50.00 on Thursday and is now also well below its quarterly and monthly pivots at $50.82 and $50.00. Its nearest support is its ...

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 ...