Posts tagged moving averages

Death Cross of the S&P 500

Is the Death Cross Bearish? Maybe Not…

Jul 7th

Posted by Craig in Technical Analysis

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If you’ve read any kind of stock market news lately, then no doubt you have heard traders talking about something called a “Death Cross” (or some call it a “Black Cross”).

What is it?

It’s when the 50 period moving average crosses below the 200 period moving average in the S&P 500. It just happened recently. This moving average crossover supposedly spells doom for the stock market. Here is a chart:

Death Cross on the S&P 500

Should we be concerned?

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market timing on the S&P 500

How One Simple Rule Can Make You a Better Swing Trader

Jun 29th

Posted by Craig in Market Timing

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You can dramatically improve your trading by following just one simple rule:

Trade in the direction of the market.

If the market is trending up, trade long positions. If the market is trending down, trade short positions.

That’s it. Just that one rule will make a big difference.

This rule is very easy to follow. Just use the 10 period simple moving average and the 30 period exponential moving average on the chart of the S&P 500…

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