Lauren Hua
Moving averages are a common tool used by technical analysts to identify the trend of a stock price or index. Two common examples which are used is the simple moving average and the exponential moving average. The simple moving average uses all the data point in equal weight. However, the exponential moving average focuses more weight on the recent price. Moving averages can be used for the period the investor wants to analyse. Most commonly used is the 50 or …
Companies can raise capital through a debt or equity raising. In the stock market we buy shares which are essentially equity in a company. Shareholders own a small portion of the company through their stock holdings. Equity investors hope to make a capital gain when they sell at a higher price than when they brought it. They may also receive dividend income from holding these shares. Bonds are debt instruments and are structured differently. In this article we simplify how …
The terms recession and depression have been spoken about recently because of the economic effects of COVID-19. But what are the difference between the two and how do they both affect the stock market? A recession occurs when there are two consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic product (GDP). The GDP measures the total value of all goods and services an economy has produced. It is one of the economic indicators used to evaluate the health of an economy. A …
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Technical analysts use various indicators to gauge the sentiment in the market. This can help them determine whether there the stock market is feeling optimistic or pessimistic. In this article we discuss what market breadth means and how to determine its strength. Definition Market breadth can show the strength of the market by looking at how many stocks are increasing in price against how many stocks are decreasing in price. If there are more stocks with increasing stock prices then …
Governments can try and stimulate the economy through various methods. One method used is monetary theory which involves increasing the money supply. Governments can adopt monetary policy by decreasing the interest rates, decreasing the reserves which banks are required to hold, or printing more money to increase the supply of money in the economy. However, there is another policy called Modern Monetary Policy which we discuss in this article and we include arguments for and against this theory. What is …