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What is Post Earnings Announcement Drift?

In trading and investing post earnings announcement drift (or PEAD) is the theory that a stock’s price action tends to trend in the same direction as an earnings surprise causes it to go. This effect usually starts with a gap in the direction that it will go for the next few weeks or even months

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Exponential Moving Average Crossover Backtests On $QQQ

Moving averages are technical trading indicators for capturing trends. This post shows the backtesting data and system equity curve versus buy and hold using TrendSpider.com.  This is the backtest based on buying $QQQ when the 5 day EMA crosses and closes over the 20 day EMA and then selling when the 5 day EMA closes

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Moving Average Trading Strategy That Crushes Buy and Hold

Buy and hold investing on the S&P 500 index with a low cost mutual fund is a top performing system first made popular by Jack Bogle. Warren Buffett also recommends this strategy as a way to beat the majority of mutual fund managers and hedge fund managers. Most financial advisers recommend this buy and hold

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