Moving Average Chart A tool used by technical analysts to track the price movements of a security or commodity. It plots average daily settlement prices over a defined period of time, anywhere from a few days to a couple years. Investopedia Says: Usually, when a stock price moves below its 50-100 day moving average, things are not in your favor. The opposite is true for stocks that protrude their moving average. Related Terms: Exponential Moving Average - EMA Moving Average Simple Moving Average - SMA Support Technical Analysis |