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 ...

When a stock experiences a golden cross technical event, good things could be on the horizon. How should investors react?

Grocery store giant Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) has been steadily chopping higher on the charts for almost a year now. Though there ...

Nvidia shares jumped in extended trading on Wednesday after the chip giant surpassed Wall Street’s quarterly revenue ...

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 ...

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 ...