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 ...

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Now that you’ve got a grasp on how to build a strong portfolio with asset allocation and diversification, let’s explore a different approach some investors use to time the market: technical analysis.

Q. I use Excel to do traditional linear forecasting, but I would like to upgrade to exponential smoothing for more accurate forecasts. Is there a way to do this in Excel? A. Accurate forecasting is ...