1. THE SIMPLICITY OF MOVING AVERAGES
BY: STACIE SHAPIRO

2. What is a moving average?
A mathematical calculation that smoothes price action into more of a trend indicator
Simple versus Exponential
Calculation differences
Choice depends on time frame – day trade, swing, investment
Picking your time frames
Again, type of position will dictate your time frames
Common simple time frames: 20, 50, 100,150,200
Common exponential: 5,8,13,21,34,
How do we use moving averages?
To give direction
To give signals – some use a cross over method
In combination with other methods – **CONFLUENCE**

3. What to look for with the moving average
General direction
Where is price in relation to the moving average
Price riding moving averages up
Price extended from moving averages
Moving averages extended from each other
Which moving average seem to matter?

4. C Daily Chart

5. C 15 Min Short Set Up
Confluence of chart pattern and moving averages

6. TITN DAILY Earnings Gap Play

7. TITN 15 Minute

8. AAPL Short Set Up Confluence of chart pattern and moving averages
Short the breakdown at and can have stop as close as high of previous candle Can do a partial cover at 584.4
Confluence of chart pattern and moving averages

9. CRUS Earnings Gap Play
15 MIN CHART
5 MIN CHART

10. SPY SHORT May 1, 2012

11. SPY 15 Min

12. SODA Pre- market earnings gap

13. MNST Earnings Gap