J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Somer G.

Traders use technical analysis indicators to determine the trend in a stock’s price. The moving average (MA) crossover is a popular resource that helps traders speculate price fluctuations more ...

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, ...

A Golden Cross occurs when a 50-day moving average crosses through a 200-day moving average to the upside. Moving Averages are the easiest technical indicators to understand, notably the simple moving ...

When discussing the numerous and varied market indicators technical traders use to build trading systems, we often point to moving averages. The moving average is one of the basic tools in technical ...

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 ...

Many day traders struggle to find the right SMA settings for consistent results. The Simple Moving Average is a key tool that simplifies price data and identifies trends. This blog shares tested ...