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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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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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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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