Are Moving Averages Good Or Bad As Trading Strategies? We Backtest All Variants Of MA´s (Quantified Strategies)
Moving average strategies in trading are widely discussed and used in the media and likewise frequently used by analysts when making calls about the future. What is a moving average and can we find profitable moving average strategies on stocks? Backtests reveal that moving averages work best for short-term mean reversion and long-term trend-following. However,…