Price vs. 200-day MA
Moving Average is a widely used indicator in technical analysis that helps smooth out price action by filtering out the “noise” from random price fluctuations. A moving average (MA) is a trend-following or lagging indicator because it is based on past prices. The difference between current price and the 200-day moving average of a stock reflects how close or how far the current price is from the moving average. On a graph, the point where the current price crosses the moving average may reflect a change in trend either upward or downward.