Week 7 -- Simple Moving Average

Moving averages are known as what type of indicator?

• leading

• falling

• lagging

• rising

Which of the answers is not a type of moving average?

• exponential

• simple

• weighted

• early

what is the arithmetic average (mean) of these numbers?

47, 13, 25, 19, 11, 14

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Moving averages have what sort of effect on charted data?

• greasing

• smoothing

• chunking

• negative

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

What size of data intervals are used when calculating moving averages?

• 6 day

• 5 month

• 4 hour

• any reasonable period of time for which there is sufficient historical data

What is the mean (arithmetic average) of the following numbers:

125.66, 130.47, 121.10, 129.01, 128.32

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The spreadsheet cell entry...

=sum(D3:D7)/5

means what?

• divide cell D3 by cell D7, then multiply that quotient by 5

• sum (add) cells D3, D4, D5, D6, and D7 together, then divide that sum by 5

• multiply cells D3, D4, D5, D6, and D7 together, then divide that product by 5

• delete the cell and leave it blank

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

A 6 day interval for a moving average cannot be charted until after there are at least ______ days' worth of data.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 12

Moving averages are used to identify trends and confirm reversals.

• True

• False

(image courtesy of Trading 212)

If the price line is above the moving average line, the stock or index is considered to be:

• on an up trend / bullish

• on a down trend / bearish

• flat

• mixed

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CCSS.HSA.REI.D.11

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4