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Volume
How much of an asset changed hands in a period.
- What it means
- Moves on high volume are more convincing than moves on low volume.
- What to watch
- Volume compared with its 30-day average.
- How Compass Alpha uses it
- Radar flags assets trading well above their normal volume.
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Moving averages
The average closing price over a set number of days, drawn as a smooth line (for example 20 or 50 days).
RSI (Relative Strength Index)
A 0 to 100 measure of how strong recent gains are compared with recent losses.
MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence: the gap between a fast and a slow average, with a signal line.