Yahoo!'s 20 day moving average has fallen below it's 50 day moving average, yet it appears to be gathering momentum. When going between the MACD and the moving average, which holds more weight in determining a stock's positive outcome?

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• Okay, so you can't tell what a stock might do with a moving average and MACD chart. But can't the moving average, MACD chart, and the absence of bad news (and maybe the presence of good news) make the investment of any given stock more worth a risk than not?
  
  That's a far better answer than the one I was given by the last guy. Thanks.

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  by Adz3r0 on August 26th, 2009

• Yes its an indicator, just that on its own, i'm not sure what of.
  
  Even the professionals struggle with stock picking, very few beat the market.
  
  Stock timing doesn't work that good either.
  
  All that works on the evidence I accept, is the broad brush.
  
  I think market timing works but thats a slow process. You have to buy and sell the market and I'm talking years not months or days.
  
  Cut your costs, don't pay fancy fee's and charges, keep it broad and simple. But then I don't gamble.

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  by puzzled on August 26th, 2009

• Just a footnote
  Market timing works because it isn't distorted by too big a following. If the following gets big enough the market will become distorted and you may as well put money on the GG's.

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  by puzzled on August 26th, 2009