Moving Averages means the average price of a security over a specified time period.
The most commonly used are 3, 5, 13, 20, 50, 100, 200 days.
Moving Averages are used in order to spot pricing trends by flattering on large
fluctuations. This is perhaps the most commonly used variable in technical analysis.
Its data is also used to create charts that show whether a stock's price is trending
up or down.