Momentum and trend

Momentum is one of the most documented effects in markets, and one of the most misunderstood. What the evidence supports, how to observe it, and how it fails.

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Momentum investing: the one factor with decades of evidence

What academic momentum is, why it persists, how a normal person can read it, and where it breaks down (crashes, reversals).

July 27, 2026 · 5 min read
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The 200-day moving average, explained in 3 minutes

The most-watched line in markets, what it actually measures, and where it quietly fails you.

July 26, 2026 · 5 min read
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How to read a stock 52-week range

Near highs vs near lows: what each really signals, why "cheap" is not the same as "low", and how position in range maps to strength.

July 29, 2026 · 5 min read
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Relative strength: telling a leader from a laggard

Comparing an asset against the market instead of against itself. Why beating the index matters more than an absolute gain.

August 3, 2026 · 5 min read
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What a "pop inside a downtrend" looks like

Case study style: a stock jumps 28% in 48h on 2.7x volume but sits below its 200-day average. Why the trend frame changes the whole reading.

August 5, 2026 · 6 min read