Name: Rick Ducat On Understanding Simple Moving Averages
Uploaded: 2021-03-22T15:18:08.071
Duration: 4 min 40 s
Description: Rick Ducat CMT, explains that the Simple Moving Average calculates the average price during a given period, by using a sum of closing prices divided by the number of time periods. The says the SMA is a useful technical study that shows trend and is commonly followed. He shows this on a Russell 2000 chart.

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Rick Ducat CMT, explains that the Simple Moving Average calculates the average price during a given period, by using a sum of closing prices divided by the number of time periods. The says the SMA is a useful technical study that shows trend and is commonly followed. He shows this on a Russell 2000 chart.