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From the Weekend Report 7/23/2010: Phase three, the next to the last of the 200 session moving average phases, is now in effect as the price is diverging in a downward direction from the average line.

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Different ways of averaging are tested on MRK stock prices for their ability to predict trend movements. An infinite selection of moving average techniques is available, including but not limited to moving weighted and exponentional averages and MACD indicators of various flavors.

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 MRK.

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.




Moving Average Convergence of Merck
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Friday, July 30, 2010: We have news on National Semiconductor Corporation, ticker symbol NSM. A significant moving average event has happened. Also, there are breaking events concerning Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Janus Capital Group Inc..

From the News Archive: (7/30/2010 ) A favorable event happened at Akamai Technologies, Inc.. Meanwhile, bad news came from Eastman Chemical Company, Motorola, and Automatic Data Processing.




MACD analysis can use any of an infinite number of averaging methods and coefficients. Also, many analysts add a trigger line which is 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 - 19 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.56 % minus 0.98 % = -0.41 %-3.51 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.46 % minus 0.19 % = -0.66 %-33.38 %
Future2SesAvgClose -0.22 % minus 0.10 % = -0.32 %-40.04 %
Sell Signals - 18 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 2.09 % minus 0.98 % = 1.11 %9.42 %
Future5SesAvgClose 1.08 % minus 0.19 % = 0.89 %45.22 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.57 % minus 0.10 % = 0.47 %59.47 %
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Moving Avg. 5/20 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 204 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.55 % minus 0.98 % = -0.43 %-3.63 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.10 % minus 0.19 % = -0.09 %-4.75 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.04 % minus 0.10 % = -0.06 %-7.00 %
Sell Signals - 204 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.68 % minus 0.98 % = -0.30 %-2.51 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.04 % minus 0.19 % = -0.24 %-12.07 %
Future2SesAvgClose -0.02 % minus 0.10 % = -0.12 %-15.26 %
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Moving Avg. 5/200 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 49 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.67 % minus 0.98 % = -0.31 %-2.60 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.53 % minus 0.19 % = 0.33 %16.89 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.16 % minus 0.10 % = 0.06 %8.02 %
Sell Signals - 48 instances
Future30SesAvgClose -0.10 % minus 0.98 % = -1.08 %-9.15 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.08 % minus 0.19 % = -0.27 %-13.88 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.09 % minus 0.10 % = -0.01 %-0.68 %
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MACD 12/26 DivergenceSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 687 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.70 % minus 0.98 % = -0.28 %-2.34 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.05 % minus 0.19 % = -0.25 %-12.46 %
Future2SesAvgClose -0.07 % minus 0.10 % = -0.17 %-21.52 %
Sell Signals - 686 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.82 % minus 0.98 % = -0.16 %-1.32 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.22 % minus 0.19 % = 0.03 %1.61 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.23 % minus 0.10 % = 0.14 %17.48 %
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MACD 12/26 SignalSignaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 956 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.11 % minus 0.98 % = 0.13 %1.11 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.30 % minus 0.19 % = 0.11 %5.59 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.21 % minus 0.10 % = 0.12 %14.67 %
Sell Signals - 955 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.04 % minus 0.98 % = 0.06 %0.50 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.16 % minus 0.19 % = -0.04 %-1.90 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.06 % minus 0.10 % = -0.04 %-4.93 %
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Calibrated M by Q Half Cycle Moving Avg.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 399 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.83 % minus 0.98 % = -0.15 %-1.25 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.10 % minus 0.19 % = -0.10 %-4.89 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.05 % minus 0.10 % = -0.05 %-6.02 %
Sell Signals - 399 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.92 % minus 0.98 % = -0.06 %-0.47 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.18 % minus 0.19 % = -0.01 %-0.59 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.05 % minus 0.10 % = -0.05 %-6.53 %
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Calibrated M by Q Full Cycle Moving Avg.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 247 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.45 % minus 0.98 % = -0.53 %-4.51 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.10 % minus 0.19 % = -0.09 %-4.55 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.02 % minus 0.10 % = -0.08 %-10.19 %
Sell Signals - 247 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.44 % minus 0.98 % = -0.54 %-4.58 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.18 % minus 0.19 % = -0.01 %-0.50 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.01 % minus 0.10 % = -0.09 %-10.89 %
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Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 30 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 1.63 % minus 0.98 % = 0.65 %5.53 %
Future5SesAvgClose 1.02 % minus 0.19 % = 0.83 %41.99 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.92 % minus 0.10 % = 0.82 %104.05 %
Sell Signals - 26 instances
Future30SesAvgClose -0.37 % minus 0.98 % = -1.34 %-11.38 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.61 % minus 0.19 % = -0.80 %-40.73 %
Future2SesAvgClose -0.32 % minus 0.10 % = -0.42 %-52.85 %
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Projected Crossing of SMA 5/20.Signaled Appreciation minus non-signaled AppreciationAnnualized %
Buy Signals - 253 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.89 % minus 0.98 % = -0.09 %-0.78 %
Future5SesAvgClose 0.26 % minus 0.19 % = 0.06 %3.20 %
Future2SesAvgClose 0.15 % minus 0.10 % = 0.05 %6.49 %
Sell Signals - 210 instances
Future30SesAvgClose 0.54 % minus 0.98 % = -0.44 %-3.73 %
Future5SesAvgClose -0.09 % minus 0.19 % = -0.29 %-14.63 %
Future2SesAvgClose -0.01 % minus 0.10 % = -0.11 %-13.94 %
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The best buy signal for 30 future sessions was 0.65 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.,and the best sell signal for was -1.34 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200..
For 5 future sessions the best buy signal was 0.83 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.,and the best sell signal was -0.80 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200..
The best buy signal for 2 future sessions was 0.82 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200.,and the best sell signal was -0.42 % from the Projected Crossing of SMA 20/200..



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