Moving Averages

Moving Average Ribbon Signals

New Technical Indicator: Steve Burns Moving Averages Ribbon

The Steve Burns Ribbon technical indicator is a new tool for the technical analysis of stock trends by combining key moving averages. The MA Ribbon by Steve Burns is currently available on the TrendSpider.com charting platform and can be searched in indicators and loaded onto charts.  The moving averages in the Steve Burns Ribbon can […]

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Best Exponential Moving Average Crossover Signals

Exponential moving average crossover signals are one way to capture trends on a chart by entering a long trade when a shorter term moving average crosses over a longer term one, then exiting as the shorter term moving average crosses back under the longer term one. The inverse of this are moving average cross under

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My Favorite Exponential Moving Average Crossover Signal

You have probably heard of the bullish 50/200 day moving average crossover golden cross or the the bearish 50/200 day moving average cross under death cross which is a long term trend signal on charts, especially for the major stock indexes. These signals are even mentioned on financial news networks when they occur in real

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Moving Averages Cheat Sheet

How To Use Moving Averages – Moving Average Trading 101

A simple moving average is a technical indicator that you can use to quantify price trends and trading signals. Moving averages can be used for the following: Entry signal Exit signal Trailing stop Stop loss Profit target To scale into a position Trend indicator Risk management Quantify position sizing To measure volatility To manage volatility

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Bitcoin Trading Strategies

Here are two bitcoin trading strategies using the 5 day exponential moving average crossing the 20 day exponential moving average by using the BTCUSD pair the other is using the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ticker symbol $GBTC traded on the over the counter market (OTC). These are both examples of short term trend trading signals for

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Using Moving Averages as Risk Management Tools

Moving averages are primarily used as trend indicators and trend filters. They are quantified technical trading indicators that can be used for backtesting and signal creation. Using moving averages to capture profitable trends are only one side of their usefulness.  What enables moving averages to work as profitable technical trading tools is their ability to

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How To Use Moving Averages As Price Action Signals

Moving averages are technical trading tools that can help identify trends on different time frames. They can replace opinions and predictions for making trading decisions by being used as signals. Moving averages can identify trends in real time but are not as useful during choppy or range bound markets.  Here are ten ways to use

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