Sentences with phrase «long moving average»

A buy signal is generated when a short moving average crosses above a long moving average.

Alternatively, a sell signal is generated when a short moving average crosses below a long moving average.

For example, if the shorter moving average dives below the longer moving average while both are above the 80 line, that is a sell signal — because the asset is likely at the top of its range and ready to head downward.

If the shorter moving average crosses above the longer moving average while both are below the 20 line, that is a buy signal.

A longer moving average (such as a 200 - day EMA) can serve as a valuable smoothing device when you are trying to assess long - term trends.

I think you should win a prize for the longest moving average, using the fewest data points, in climate science.

Not exact matches

The long term Guppy Multiple Moving Averages (GMMA) indicator has compressed and turned up.

The options market is implying about a 7.5 percent move in either direction for the streaming giant, which is more than the average 5.5 percent move over the past four quarters, but less than the long - term average move of about 13 percent.

In addition, high scorers on neuroticism continue to dwell on the same problem long after the average person has moved on.

Any new trend breakout requires a sustained move above $ 1,180 and a compression in the long - term GMMA averages to show that investors have become buyers.

The second bullish feature is the steady separation in the long - term group of averages in the Guppy Multiple Moving Average indicator.

Jonathan Krinsky, chief market technician at MKM Partners, pointed out in a note Thursday that less than 60 percent of stocks in the Russell 3000 are trading above their 200 - day moving average, a key long - term technical metric.

MCD did experience a death cross at the beginning of April, but with today's earnings report, has now surpassed all three of its core moving averages (50, 100, and 200), as well as its three - month - long trading range between $ 160 and $ 140.

The average rate on longer - term 5 - year CDs moved up.

A sharp drop after the open had pushed the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average below their 200 - day moving averages, a key technical indicator of longer - term momentum.

While being long above the two - hundred day moving average is a good rule of thumb, being long above the two - hundred day moving average while the line is trending higher is even better.

As long as the major averages remain above their 50 - day moving averages, and leadership stocks continue holding above pivotal support levels, our stock market timing model will remain in «buy» mode.

The large - cap NASDAQ 100 also cracked below its 50 - day moving average, and now appears to be headed for long - term support of its 200 - day moving average (or 40 - week MA).

Notice how the price crashed through the 200 - day moving average, which is typically a «line in the sand» as a long - term indicator of trend:

When the major averages subsequently get back above their 20 - day exponential moving averages and hold, we can then get excited about new long setups because the potential for a new uptrend (or resumption of the previous uptrend) increases.

For the sake of brevity, we will skip analysis of the Dow Jones SPDR ETF ($ DIA) because both its daily and weekly chart patterns are quite similar to SPY above (broke down firmly below its 50 - day moving average yesterday, and is also coming into support of its year - long uptrend line).

If rising prices move these ratios above their long - run averages, then either incomes or rents are likely to rise, or house prices to fall.

As for support on QQQ, the index is now approaching major long - term support of its 200 - day moving average, which is just below yesterday's low.

After showing market leadership throughout 2011 and much of 2012, iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index ($ IBB) has spent the past few months digesting gains and building a new base above long - term support of its 200 - day moving average.

In «sell» mode, I avoid establishing new long positions because all major indices are trading well below support of their respective 50 - day moving averages.

Longer - term moving averages typically are better predictors of significant trend changes.

The S&P 500 closed below its 200 - day moving average for the first time 443 days, ending the third longest streak of all - time.

Day traders often use moving averages based on very short time frames — sometimes as short as one minute — while longer - term investors refer to 50 - day and 200 - day moving averages to spot opportunities.

We see this cross (which has nothing to do with gold itself) when a shorter - term moving average crosses «up» through a longer - term moving average.

Over the past four days, we have been tracking the inversely correlated ProShares UltraShort Oil and Gas ETF ($ DUG) for a possible long entry on pullback into the 20 - day and 200 - day moving averages.

After breaking out from a tight, seven - month long base of consolidation, the Guggenheim Shipping ETF ($ SEA) has pulled back over the past few weeks to near - term support of its 20 - day exponential moving average.

Yesterday, our existing long position in Global X Silver Miners ETF ($ SIL) got off to a rough start in the morning, but reversed to close near its intraday high, this resulted in the formation of a bullish hammer candlestick pattern that also «undercut» key intermediate - term support of its 50 - day moving average.

After just a one - day bounce off its lows on November 1, the Nasdaq 100 Index ($ NDX) plunged right back down to pivotal, long - term support of its 200 - day moving average just one day later.

Prices have fallen below the 50 - day and 200 - day simple moving averages, with the short - term average converging on the longer one.

Earlier this week, in our ETF and stock swing trading newsletter, we posted a chart of CurrencyShares Euro Trust ($ FXE) that showed a bullish consolidation above long - term support of the 200 - day moving average.

We plan to continue holding $ EPI as long as the price action remains above the 20 - day exponential moving average (beige line on the chart below):

Furthermore, the major indices are now trading at or near major long - term support of their respective 200 - day moving averages.

These measures can change very quickly, and long before «trend following» signals such as moving - average crossings occur.

«Bitcoin price staged a strong rally to break past the short - term channel top and aim for the longer - term resistance... Buyers are taking control of bitcoin price action... Moving averages are in line with the 4 - hour bullish channel support at $ 610, adding to its strength as a floor.

In early 2013, the shorter moving average drops below the longer moving, indicating a trend change to the downside.

When the shorter - term moving average crosses below the longer - term moving average, this signals to get out of the long position; this is called a death cross.

Last month, $ EEM convincingly broke down below support of a long - term uptrend line, and is now bouncing into new resistance of that prior support line (which is also converging with resistance of its declining 50 - day moving average).

A golden cross is any time a shorter moving average crosses above a longer - term moving average.

This occurs when the short - term moving average (5 - day blue line) crosses below a longer - term one (20 - day red line)

A 200 - day moving average is slow to react to market fluctuations; it filters out of a lot of the «noise» and shows traders visually the long - term market trend.

This occurs when the short - term moving average (5 - day blue line) crosses above a longer - term one (20 - day red line).

Long - term traders and investors will generally monitor a 200 - day simple moving average, as they are only concerned with the overall direction of the market.

Moving averages are applicable to both short - and long - term traders alike, providing trade entry signals, market warning signals and simplifying market data.

Longer - term traders or investors don't want as many trade signals; therefore, a simple moving average that is slow to react to short - term price fluctuations is generally preferred.

A 50 - day moving average can be used to re-enter medium - to long - term terms when the trend resumes.