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 ...

Although a simple moving average is easy to calculate, it doesn't necessarily give the best picture of how prices have been changing. Although a simple moving average is easy to calculate, it doesn't ...

This morning we quickly made a journey below S&P 1307 aka the 50 day exponential moving average but rather than leading to an extensive selloff, a buy order came in quickly sending the S&P 500 back up ...

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 ...

When people ask “what is EMA in trading?”, they’re asking about a line that follows price while filtering noise. The exponential moving average emphasizes the latest candles, so it turns quicker when ...

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 ...

Traders have relied on moving averages to help pinpoint high-probability trading entry points and profitable exits for many years. A well-known problem with moving averages, however, is the serious ...

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 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 ...