![]() ![]() There are a couple of key benefits of using moving averages all traders widely accept. These can be tailored to different strategies and types of traders making them key tools for long and short-term investors/traders alike.īelow you can see green 20 moving average on the $COIN chart below (from our day trading moderator Szaman’s stock watch list), and compare it to the other location of other moving averages on the chart: We will dive more into the moving averages we use later on in the blog. The average is taken over whatever period of time the trader or investor chooses (X days, X minutes, X weeks, etc.). The moving average is a simple indicator tool that smooths out recent price data by creating a constantly updated average price and plotting it on a chart. Today, we are going to make sure you know exactly what moving averages are, which ones to focus on and try out from the start of your career, and the differences between some of the major moving average types: The Basics of Moving Averages Almost every chart you see from an active trader will have some sort of moving average guiding them and aiding in their decision-making process. Moving averages though have been around for decades and arguably are the most well-known and widely used indicator for traders and investors in the stock market. ![]() But they can be used to help improve your probabilities of putting on a winning trade and gauging trends. One magic indicator won’t all of a sudden make you a profitable trader. Nowadays, platforms have hundreds of indicators you can slap on your charts, not including the ones you can create yourself. Every new trader is chasing the holy grail indicator. ![]()
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