Market capitalization: The total value of all outstanding shares in the market; computed as number of shares times current market price. Momentum:A technique used to construct an overbought-oversold oscillator. Momentum measures price differences over a selected span of time. To construct a 10-day momentum line the closing price 10 days earlier is subtracted from the latest price. The resulting pos Moving Average: A trend following indicator that works best in a trading environment. Moving averages smooth out price action but operate with a time lag. A simple 10-day moving average of a stock for example adds up the last 10 days' closing prices and divides by 10. |
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