Contrarian Stock Market Investing News - Featuring Bargain Stocks » Toyota Motors http://www.contrarianprofits.com Access market-beating ideas from the world's top investment gurus on stock market investing, the gold market, ETFs, Forex trading and real estate values. Mon, 10 May 2010 15:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Breaking Above the 200-Day Moving Average Signals Further Gains Ahead http://www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/breaking-above-the-200-day-moving-average-signals-further-gains-ahead/16099 http://www.contrarianprofits.com/articles/breaking-above-the-200-day-moving-average-signals-further-gains-ahead/16099#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 16:47:24 +0000 Charles Delvalle http://www.contrarianprofits.com/?p=16099 Anyone who follows a chart knows that the 200-day moving average can give clear signals whether a stock is in a bull run or a bear run. Since the moving average is for 200-days, it gives you a clearer picture of the fundamentals driving a company.

With that said, a stock breaking above its 200-day moving average should be viewed as a bullish thing.

Take a look at the chart below of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

As you can see, Apple first plummeted under its 200-day moving average back in September. And it went on to drop nearly 50% within three months.

But just recently, in mid-April, Apple popped back above its 200-day moving average. That was almost ten bucks ago.

The lesson should be clear,…

]]> Anyone who follows a chart knows that the 200-day moving average can give clear signals whether a stock is in a bull run or a bear run. Since the moving average is for 200-days, it gives you a clearer picture of the fundamentals driving a company.

With that said, a stock breaking above its 200-day moving average should be viewed as a bullish thing.

Take a look at the chart below of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

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As you can see, Apple first plummeted under its 200-day moving average back in September. And it went on to drop nearly 50% within three months.

But just recently, in mid-April, Apple popped back above its 200-day moving average. That was almost ten bucks ago.

The lesson should be clear, buying into a stock that’s crossing its 200-day moving average it typically a good idea (pending a little research on your part).

Some stocks recently crossing their 200-day moving averages are BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Micron (NYSE:MU), Toyota Motors (NYSE:TM), and Sony (NYSE:SNE).

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