In short: When the lines in the MACD crossover it means that a new trend forms. The MACD is the difference between the Moving Average-short and Moving Average-long. The Histogram is the difference between the two MA’s. MACD, short for moving average convergence/divergence, is a trading indicator used in technical analysis of stock prices, created by Gerald…
What is Parabolic SAR? In short: The SAR or stop-reverse-system determines the direction of the stockprice ahead of time. The Parabolic SAR is a technical indicator developed by J. Welles Wilder to determine the direction that an asset is moving. The indicator is also referred to as a stop and…
In short: The money flow index is a momentum indicator like the relative strenght index (RSI) but with added volume. It is used to indicate the change of the current trend. What is the Money Flow Index Indicator? The money flow index (MFI) is a technical oscillator that measures the…
In short: a Pivot Point is a trend analyser by looking at the high, low and closing price from the previous trading session. A Pivot Point is a popular indicator commonly used by technical traders to determine the overall market trends, as well as potential support/resistance levels over different time frames. Floor…
In short: A Bear Market when stocks in general go down more than 20% we call it a bear market. A bear market occurs when the price of an investment falls at least 20% from its high. For example, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued a decline on March 11 from its…
In short: A Bull Market when stocks in general go up about 20% we call it a bull market. A bull market is the market condition when prices continue to rise. Markets follow two general trends over time. Either prices are in an upswing (increase) or they are in a…
In short: Oversold is when there are much more sell orders than buy orders. What is an oversold condition? To understand the term oversold you should really first know what the RSI (relative strenght index) is. The term oversold refers to a condition where a stock has traded lower in…
In short: Overbought is when there are much more buy orders than sell orders. What is an overbought condition? To understand the term overbought you should really first know what the RSI (relative strenght index) is. The term overbought refers to a condition currently above its intrinsic or fair value….
In short: Quarterly Earnings is an obligated financial report that covers three months of the year, A quarterly earnings report is a quarterly filing made by public companies to report their performance. Earnings reports include items such as net income, earnings per share, earnings from continuing operations, and net sales. By analyzing quarterly earnings…
In short: The Fair Value is the actual value of an asset. the value of the company divided by the number of shares. The fair value or intrinsic value of an asset, in this case, can be anything – a stock, a property, a product. The value is agreed upon…