Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or ...

Strategy (MSTR) is approaching its 200 day simple moving average (200SMA), a widely followed technical indicator that smooths out price action by calculating the average closing price over the past ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...