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STOCHASTIC OSCILLATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

A technical momentum indicator that compares a security's closing price to its price range over a given time period.

OBS

The oscillator's sensitivity to market movements can be reduced by adjusting the time period or by taking a moving average of the result.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Les investisseurs achètent souvent lorsque l’oscillateur stochastique passe d’une position survendue à un point situé au-dessus de 20 et vendent quand l’oscillateur descend en dessous de 80.

Spanish

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