Learn how to read a stock chart to make smarter, more calculated, and confident trading and investing decisions.

The most common trend lines added to the chart are the 200-day moving average (DMA) and the 50 DMA. The two time periods represent a year of trading days and a quarter. If the stock price is above ...

Stock charts help traders measure the movement ... bar or candlestick charts and can overlay technical indicators such as moving averages, volume or the relative strength index.

Good things could be on the horizon when a stock experiences a golden cross event. How should investors react?

As a result, moving averages can be drawn as lines on stock charts — and some traders look to them for buying and selling signals. The chart below shows the price of Apple (AAPL) — one of the ...

Advanced Micro Devices shares fell Thursday after gaining ground for six consecutive days amid optimism about recently ...

To many chart readers, it seemed like the latest ... it is fast approaching its declining 50-day moving average and 200-day moving average. When the stock market is in a downtrend, as it has ...

UnitedHealth Group shares appear undervalued after 50% decline, and concerns about a potential DOJ investigation seem ...

Shares of Netflix Inc. have rallied above some key chart levels ... quarter results after Thursday’s close. Its stock has soared an average of 10.4% on the day after its past two quarterly ...

Moving-average lines on a stock chart work to smooth out daily or weekly trading activity to give a clear picture of a stock’s price trend. When closing prices move above the moving average line ...