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Moving Average (MA)
A technical indicator that calculates the average price of an asset over a specified number of periods, smoothing out price data to help identify trends. Common types include the Simple Moving Average (SMA) and Exponential Moving Average (EMA).
Example
“A trader applied a 50-period Simple Moving Average to the daily chart; when price consistently closed above the MA, they maintained a bullish bias for swing trades.”