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 ...

IBD has clear rules for buying and selling stocks. But what about holding? If your stock hasn't obviously fallen apart, triggering the 7% sell rule, the decision can be less clear cut. Sell too soon, ...

Swing trading is a widely-used trading strategy that involves holding positions for short periods, typically a few days to a few weeks. While the short-term nature of swing trading may expose you to ...

Casey Murphy has fanned his passion for finance through years of writing about active trading, technical analysis, market commentary, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), commodities, futures, options, and ...

Welcome to Episode #375 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast. Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds, ...

One of the primary objectives of any market analyst is to determine what exactly the market is doing. Is it rising or falling, trending or consolidating? And how do you know? For most, that analysis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Navin is a Colorado-based journalist who writes about stocks. Despite what you may hear or read, it’s not all peaches and ...