Moving Averages
Author: Alex Martin

The Moving Average (MA) is one of the simplest, yet most versatile and widely used of all technical indicators. Signals to buy or sell are generated when the price crosses the MA or when one MA crosses another, in the case of multiple MAs. As with trendlines, the MA often provides an area of support and resistance. The more times an MA has been touched (i.e., acts as support or resistance) the greater the significance when it is crossed.

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Solving Social Security: Fire the Politicians!
Author: Steve Selengut

As an investor, I've always wondered why Social Security is such a problem. What's so difficult about managing this particular Trust Fund, and why is it so different from other investment accounts that pay out a constant stream of income? The private sector does it routinely with defined benefit pension plans and fixed annuities, so what's the big deal? Is Social Security failing because it hasn't been invested soundly, or is there some other reason?

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Moving Average bands

Parallel lines placed at a percentage above and below a moving average on a chart to form an envelope.

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