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Trailing stop loss: I tested every size from 5% to 40%
A trailing stop loss sells when the price falls a set percentage below its highest point since you bought. I tested every size from 5% to 30% on the…
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How to read stock charts: A step-by-step guide on a real chart
To read a stock chart, start with the time frame, then look at each bar’s open, high, low and close, then at the trend, the support and resistance…
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Bitcoin death cross: What all 10 since 2015 did next
Bitcoin has had 10 death crosses since 2015, the days its 50-day moving average fell below the 200-day. A year later the price was higher after 5 of…
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Bitcoin halving dates 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024: What came next
Bitcoin has had four halvings: 28 November 2012, 9 July 2016, 11 May 2020 and 20 April 2024. After each one the price peaked 371 to 546 days later…
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S&P 500 200-day moving average: What 76 years of data show
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,690.73, about 5.7% above its 200-day moving average of roughly 7,276. It has closed above the…
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Death cross in stocks: What 27 S&P 500 signals since 1971 show
A death cross is when the 50-day moving average of a stock or index closes below its 200-day moving average. It sounds like the end of the world, and…