I use a mechanical strategy to buy or hold SPY if the S&P 500 closes above its 200-day SMA at month-end. This strategy avoids emotional decisions, keeping me long in uptrends and out of the market in ...

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 theory, trend trading is easy. All you need to do is keep on buying when you see the price rising higher and keep on selling when you see it breaking lower. In practice, however, it is far more ...

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 ...

Bitcoin BTC /US Dollar FX Spot Rate (BTC=) began this week above its quarterly value level at $27,508, its 200-day simple moving average at $27,270, and its 200-week simple moving average, “reversion ...

Moving averages smooth out stock price fluctuations to clarify trends. Simple and exponential are the main types of moving averages. These tools help determine optimal stock buying or selling times.

The SPY mechanical strategy using the end-of-month 200-day SMA is flashing a buy signal, prompting me to re-enter the market. This simple, rules-based approach removes emotion, requires minimal effort ...