The S&P 500 punches back above its 200-day moving average. It's never quite that simple, but it doesn't need to be much more ...

Stock charts help traders measure the movement and momentum of a stock's up and down trading patterns. Reading stock charts can give you key insights into a company's perceived value. Key components ...

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...

In today's financial world, the saying "knowledge is power" applies more to investors and traders than ever before. Understanding how to read stock charts is an important part of technical analysis.