Using The Triple Moving Average Crossover To Trade Securities
The triple moving average crossover is one of the most basic and often used technical indicators available to traders who want to determine whether to go long or short on a particular security. Can this indicator give such a signal? Absolutely. Depending on the direction of the crossover, either a buy or sell signal will be generated.
Moving Average (MA) Defined Based on the average value of a security, a moving average considers past closing prices over a given period of time. Since the MA is be based on historical prices, the lagging data must not be used in isolation. The longer the moving average, the more lagging it will be; the shorter the period, the less lag. As a result of this lag, the triple moving average crossover works best in clear markets where there is a definite trend, and not so well in sideways or choppy markets.
What is a Triple Moving Average Crossover A triple moving average crossover is a technical indicator as to the direction of a stock price. This type of indicator is triggered when a short moving average crosses over a medium moving average, and the medium crosses over the long moving average. Typically, analysts will use the 4-day moving average for the short MA, the 9-day for the medium MA, and the 18-day for the long MA.
In this case, the 4-day would cross the 9-day and the 9-day would cross the 18-day. Since all three cross, a technical indicator is triggered and the investor is advised to make a trade.
Trade Signals From the Triple Moving Average Crossover Quite simply, a bullish signal is triggered when the three moving averages cross an upward sloping trendline, and a bearish signal is triggered when the averages cross a downward sloping trendline. When the crossover occurs, or is about to occur, the analyst will make a firm recommendation or a conditional recommendation to buy or sell.
Making decisions on current or prospective positions should rarely be based on a triple moving average crossover by itself. It is strongly recommended that analysts and investors confirm or refute the signal by reviewing the MACD (moving average convergence-divergence) and Momentum before entering or exiting a position based on technical indicators such as this.
Reviewing multiple technical data for multiple securities can become difficult at best without the mathematical expertise and manpower needed. As such many traders rely on software that will perform such calculations for them and simply advise as to whether they should buy or sell a particular security. - 23159
Moving Average (MA) Defined Based on the average value of a security, a moving average considers past closing prices over a given period of time. Since the MA is be based on historical prices, the lagging data must not be used in isolation. The longer the moving average, the more lagging it will be; the shorter the period, the less lag. As a result of this lag, the triple moving average crossover works best in clear markets where there is a definite trend, and not so well in sideways or choppy markets.
What is a Triple Moving Average Crossover A triple moving average crossover is a technical indicator as to the direction of a stock price. This type of indicator is triggered when a short moving average crosses over a medium moving average, and the medium crosses over the long moving average. Typically, analysts will use the 4-day moving average for the short MA, the 9-day for the medium MA, and the 18-day for the long MA.
In this case, the 4-day would cross the 9-day and the 9-day would cross the 18-day. Since all three cross, a technical indicator is triggered and the investor is advised to make a trade.
Trade Signals From the Triple Moving Average Crossover Quite simply, a bullish signal is triggered when the three moving averages cross an upward sloping trendline, and a bearish signal is triggered when the averages cross a downward sloping trendline. When the crossover occurs, or is about to occur, the analyst will make a firm recommendation or a conditional recommendation to buy or sell.
Making decisions on current or prospective positions should rarely be based on a triple moving average crossover by itself. It is strongly recommended that analysts and investors confirm or refute the signal by reviewing the MACD (moving average convergence-divergence) and Momentum before entering or exiting a position based on technical indicators such as this.
Reviewing multiple technical data for multiple securities can become difficult at best without the mathematical expertise and manpower needed. As such many traders rely on software that will perform such calculations for them and simply advise as to whether they should buy or sell a particular security. - 23159
About the Author:
Chris Blanchet is a technical analysis and options contributor to the online trading reviews site, Online Trader Today.com, where you can obtain a free e-book on Option Sensitivitiesl. As well, he maintains a Debt-Free Blog at How To Repay Debt.com.
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