Glossary · Cluenex scores

Moving average

The average closing price over a set number of days, drawn as a line.

Why it matters

It smooths noise so the trend shows. The 50 day and 200 day averages are the most watched.

How to read it

Price above a rising 200 day average is the classic sign of a long term uptrend.

Related

Price trendWhether the recent price action is leaning up, down or sideways.

In the Cluenex app, this explanation opens next to every moving average figure, with the live reading for the stock you are looking at. Open it in Cluenex