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  • The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

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    The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of a security’s price. The MACD is calculated by subtracting the 26-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) from the 12-period EMA. The result of this subtraction is known as the MACD line. Additionally, a “signal line” is…

  • The Exponential Moving Average (EMA)

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    The Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is another popular technical analysis indicator used to identify trends by smoothing out price data, similar to the Simple Moving Average (SMA). However, the EMA gives more weight to recent prices, making it more responsive to new information compared to the SMA. This characteristic makes the EMA a preferred choice…