Moving AverageA moving average is a way to smooth out prices, or similar values, on a graph. Rather than displaying the exact price of a stock at a certain time, you can average the current price with recent historical prices, and plot the result. If you use more history, the graph will be further behind, but smoother. There are several types of moving averages. The most common types are the simple moving average (SMA), the exponential moving average (EMA), and the volume weighted average price (VWAP). Traders can use moving averages in many different ways. Our service generates alerts when a stock price crosses certain moving averages.
Alert Types
We offer the following alert types which are related to this topic.
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| Type |
Recent Examples |
More Examples |
| Time (NY) |
Symbol |
Message |
 | May 16th, 6:17:26 PM | MTZ | Price crossed above 200 day SMA (10.7451). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 4:14:06 PM | TXRH | Price crossed below 200 day SMA (11.3065). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 4:18:55 PM | TLAB | Price crossed above 50 day SMA (5.595). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 5:08:03 PM | PRGS | Price crossed below 50 day SMA (29.8294). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 4:26:06 PM | AZPN | Price crossed above 20 day SMA (13.947). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 5:33:36 PM | ABH | Price crossed below 20 day SMA (9.865). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 6:37:28 PM | JASO | Price crossed above VWAP (24.6024). Confirmed by volume. | more |  | May 16th, 6:31:00 PM | APC | Price crossed below VWAP (78.1656). Confirmed by volume. | more |
See Also
Death Cross,
Exponential Moving Average,
Golden Cross,
Simple Moving Average,
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