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 ====== Percent Above 50-Day SMA ======
-===== Introduction =====
+===== What Is the Percent Above 50-day SMA Indicator? =====
-The percentage of stocks above the 50-day SMA is a breadth indicator that measures the degree of participation in an index - in this case, the S&P 500. This article will show two methods to use this indicator as part of a trading strategy. First, a long-term moving average can be applied to identify the general tone of the market, which is either bullish or bearish. Second, a short-term moving average can be used to identify pullbacks and bounces. Putting these two together, chartists can look for pullbacks when the general tone is bullish and bounces when the general tone is bearish. The idea is to participate in the bigger trend with a better risk-reward ratio.
+The Percent Above 50-Day SMA is a breadth indicator that measures the percentage of stocks in an index trading above their 50-day moving average. It is a useful tool for gauging the overall health of the market and identifying overbought and oversold conditions.
-===== Strategy =====
+One way to use the Percent Above 50-Day SMA in a trading strategy is to combine it with a long-term moving average to identify whether a trend is bullish or bearish. Another way to use it is to combine it with a short-term moving average to identify pullbacks and bounces within the overall trend.
-As the chart below shows, the raw data for this indicator can be quite volatile, with frequent crosses above/below the 50% line. In general, the bulls have the trading edge when the indicator is above 50% and the bears have the edge when it is below 50%.
+The goal of using the Percent Above 50-Day SMA is to participate in the bigger trend with a better risk-reward ratio. By using this indicator to identify pullbacks and bounces, you can reduce your risk of entering trades at the wrong time.
+===== How To Use the Percent Above 50-Day SMA Indicator =====
+As the chart below shows, the raw data for this indicator can be quite volatile, with frequent crosses above/below the 50% line. In general, the bulls have the trading edge when the indicator is above 50%, and the bears have the edge when it is below 50%.
 {{:trading_strategies:percent_above_moving:ts-pa50d-01-spx.png|Chart 1  -  Trading Strategy: Percent above 50-day SMA }}
-The raw data is too choppy for an effective system. Therefore, chartists can use moving averages to smooth the data and reduce volatility. A long moving average can be used to set the overall tone, bullish or bearish. A short moving average can then be used to identify overbought or oversold levels.  There are three steps to developing this system with two moving averages.
+The raw data is too choppy for an effective system. Therefore, chartists can use moving averages to smooth the data and reduce volatility. A long moving average can set the overall tone, bullish or bearish. A short moving average can then be used to identify overbought or oversold levels.  There are three steps to developing this system with two moving averages.
 **1. Define the market tone with a long-term moving average.** Smoothing the indicator with a 150-day EMA will greatly reduce volatility and allow chartists to establish a general tone for the S&P 500. Even though a move above 50% is technically bullish and a move below 50% bearish, whipsaws can be reduced by using buffers for bullish and bearish thresholds. Therefore, a move above 52.5% is deemed bullish until countered with a move below 47.5%. Conversely, a move below 47.5% is deemed bearish until countered with a move above 52.5%.