Alustaadh i agree with in as far as the moving average not being a replacement of other tools,but that is about it, first of all the longer the period of the moving average the less prone it is to giving false signals, a false signal basically means for example that if you get triggered into the market(buy) when price moves above the moving average then suddenly the price starts moving below the moving average(meaning you are losing). Moving averages are used in several ways ..you can use a crossover technique where you take a short period MA like 10 and a longer period MA say 55 and once they cross each other then you either buy or get out of your position. You can also use a basic "when price moves above or below technique"..the other use of the MA is also for reentry into the market ..for example if you bought KQ at 44 and it rallies to say 66 , when the price moves down to say 55 and touches your MA then you add to your position(buy more) in anticipation of another rally( after the pullback). But the moving average is by far not the only technique you need to succeed , you can add an oscillator like a stochastic or RSI which basically shows you if the market is tired (overbought) or bottomed (oversold), or use momentum indicators like Momentum and Average True Range, to show you the strength/weakness of the rally.
Using indicators alone might not be the best strategy though , from my experience , you need to understand the fundamentals both internal (company) and external(economy) to be able to make an informed decision whether to enter or exit the market. Hope this helps.
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