Many traders and investors use technical indicators to support

their analysis. One of the most popular and reliable also

happens to be an indicator that has been around for years

and years — moving averages.

This

article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and

was originally published under the headline The Trend Is Your Friend: How Moving Averages Can Improve Your Market Analysis.

EWI is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. Its staff

of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician

Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to

institutional and private investors around the world.

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