Technical Analysis—200-day Moving Average
The ability of a stock to be above its 200-day moving average can be considered a fairly reliable indicator for positive future returns. A breadth indicator that measures the percentage of stocks above a specific moving average. Many indicators have been created on the concept of market breadth. For example, a good market breadth indicator is $SPXA200R which measures: The percentage of S&P 500 stocks above their 200-day moving averages Figure 1 Interpretation of $SPXA200R $SPXA200R is a medium to long-term indicator. In general, you can use it to: Buy - when it moves above 30% from below and Sell - when it moves below 70% from above Figure 2. Major corrections have been marked by extended time below the 50% level of $SPXA200R (Source: @DKellerCMT ) More on 200-DMA In addition to look at $SPXA200R, 200-day moving average (DMA) can be also used in different ways. For example, you can look at: [1] The direction of...