Glossary
- Margin
- Margin loan
- Mark to the market
- Market
- Market capitalisation
- Market maker
- Market outperformer
- Market participant
- Market performer
- Market price
- Market segment
- Market underperformer
- Market value
- Market-order
- Matching
- Maturity (warrants)
- MBI (management buy-in)
- MBO (management buy-out)
- MDAX
- Mezzanine money
- Midcap Market Index
- Minimum trading unit
- Momentum Indicator
- Money laundering
- Money market
- Monthly report
- Mortgage Bond (Pfandbrief)
- Moving average
- Multiple voting rights
Momentum Indicator
Indicator of the direction and rate of change in stock price movements.
The momentum is calculated as the difference between the current and previous price of a stock, divided by the previous price. It can be computed hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. An interval of 10 days is typical.
In a diagram, the momentum of a stock is usually depicted as a curve that fluctuates around a zero line. If the curve crosses the zero line from below, this is understood as a signal to buy. If the momentum curve crosses the zero line from above, it is considered to be a signal to sell.
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