Discover how 5-, 8-, and 13-period simple moving averages can enhance day trading by improving entry/exit points and managing ...

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 ...

IBD has clear rules for buying and selling stocks. But what about holding? If your stock hasn't obviously fallen apart, triggering the 7% sell rule, the decision can be less clear cut. Sell too soon, ...

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 ...

Casey Murphy has fanned his passion for finance through years of writing about active trading, technical analysis, market commentary, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), commodities, futures, options, and ...

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 ...

The stock market is a turbulent sea of constantly shifting prices, driven by news, sentiment, and volume. For new traders, the daily fluctuations can feel like a cacophony of noise, making it nearly ...