Moving Average Indicators for MMM

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From the Weekend Report 3/5/2010: The phase of the 200 day Simple Moving Average was hardly altered during the week.

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This page looks at the predictive abilities of different methods of averaging applied to MMM stock prices. Techniques available include moving weighted or exponential averages of various periods and the family of MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) indicators.

Unfortunately, some of the most popular indicators of this type can prove to be the worst forcasting indicators. The next page tests the effectiveness of these methods as predictors of future prices for MMM.

The 200 session average is red, the 20 bar, green. The un-sophisticated moving averages plotted here are un-weighted, but they still may return better results than many of the more popular, highly tuned averages seen in some of the following sections. It is always possible to fine tune an exponential or other weighted average so that it seems to outperform a simple average in a given situation. However, over-tuning can increase false and misleading indicators. Norman G. Fosback has noted that legitimate signals of this sort will normally be evident through a variety of averaging methods.




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MACD analysis would appear perfect for overtuning, since it may use any of an infinite number of averaging methods and coefficients. In addition to crossover signals from various moving averages, analysts frequently add a trigger line based on some average of the first two averages. Here we depict the results of 12 and 26 session Exponential Moving Averages. The exponential coefficient used here is .18. There is nothing magic about these parameters, but these are frequently seen.

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Moving Avg. 20/200 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 33 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.92 % minus 0.84 % = 1.08 %9.16 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.54 % minus 0.17 % = 0.37 %18.85 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.39 % minus 0.08 % = 0.30 %38.73 %
Sell Signals - 33 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.42 % minus 0.84 % = 0.58 %4.89 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.39 % minus 0.17 % = 0.22 %11.18 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.20 % minus 0.08 % = 0.11 %14.49 %
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Moving Avg. 5/20 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 219 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.83 % minus 0.84 % = -0.01 %-0.10 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.12 % minus 0.17 % = -0.05 %-2.54 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.06 % minus 0.08 % = -0.03 %-3.76 %
Sell Signals - 218 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.55 % minus 0.84 % = -0.29 %-2.44 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.06 % minus 0.17 % = -0.23 %-11.61 %
Future2SesAvgClose -0.20 % minus 0.08 % = -0.28 %-35.60 %
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Moving Avg. 5/200 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 60 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 2.44 % minus 0.84 % = 1.59 %13.48 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.60 % minus 0.17 % = 0.43 %21.96 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.41 % minus 0.08 % = 0.32 %41.21 %
Sell Signals - 60 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.18 % minus 0.84 % = 0.33 %2.83 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.16 % minus 0.17 % = -0.01 %-0.54 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.07 % minus 0.08 % = -0.02 %-2.13 %
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MACD 12/26 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 693 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.72 % minus 0.84 % = -0.12 %-1.02 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.16 % minus 0.17 % = -0.01 %-0.49 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.07 % minus 0.08 % = -0.01 %-1.46 %
Sell Signals - 693 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.74 % minus 0.84 % = -0.11 %-0.90 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.23 % minus 0.17 % = 0.07 %3.33 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.15 % minus 0.08 % = 0.06 %8.01 %
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MACD 12/26 SignalSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 953 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.77 % minus 0.84 % = -0.07 %-0.59 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.23 % minus 0.17 % = 0.06 %3.23 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.15 % minus 0.08 % = 0.06 %7.90 %
Sell Signals - 952 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.75 % minus 0.84 % = -0.10 %-0.81 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.24 % minus 0.17 % = 0.07 %3.55 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.15 % minus 0.08 % = 0.06 %8.15 %
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Calibrated M by Q Half Cycle Moving Avg.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 400 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.67 % minus 0.84 % = -0.17 %-1.44 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.14 % minus 0.17 % = -0.03 %-1.39 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.02 % minus 0.08 % = -0.06 %-7.71 %
Sell Signals - 401 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.89 % minus 0.84 % = 0.04 %0.38 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.23 % minus 0.17 % = 0.06 %3.10 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.07 % minus 0.08 % = -0.02 %-2.12 %
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Calibrated M by Q Full Cycle Moving Avg.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 294 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.99 % minus 0.84 % = 0.15 %1.23 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.23 % minus 0.17 % = 0.06 %3.16 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.09 % minus 0.08 % = 0.00 %0.33 %
Sell Signals - 294 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.14 % minus 0.84 % = 0.29 %2.48 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.29 % minus 0.17 % = 0.12 %6.04 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.10 % minus 0.08 % = 0.02 %2.16 %
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Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 45 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 2.70 % minus 0.84 % = 1.86 %15.74 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.92 % minus 0.17 % = 0.75 %38.19 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.55 % minus 0.08 % = 0.46 %58.57 %
Sell Signals - 37 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.64 % minus 0.84 % = -0.20 %-1.68 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.20 % minus 0.17 % = 0.03 %1.40 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.26 % minus 0.08 % = 0.18 %22.65 %
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Projected Crossing of SMA 5/20.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 268 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.78 % minus 0.84 % = -0.06 %-0.53 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.37 % minus 0.17 % = 0.20 %10.24 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.21 % minus 0.08 % = 0.13 %16.13 %
Sell Signals - 214 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.92 % minus 0.84 % = 0.07 %0.63 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.12 % minus 0.17 % = -0.05 %-2.62 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.15 % minus 0.08 % = 0.06 %7.72 %
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The best buy signal for 30 future sessions was 1.86 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.,and the best sell signal for was -0.29 % from the Moving Avg. 5/20 Divergence.
For 5 future sessions the best buy signal was 0.75 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.,and the best sell signal was -0.23 % from the Moving Avg. 5/20 Divergence.
The best buy signal for 2 future sessions was 0.46 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.,and the best sell signal was -0.28 % from the Moving Avg. 5/20 Divergence.



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