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Momentum
(redirected from linear momentum)

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Momentum
The amount of acceleration of an economic, price, or volume movement. A trader that follows a movement strategy will purchase stocks that have recently risen in price.

momentum
The tendency of a security to continue movement in a single direction. Momentum is the underlying factor in trend analysis of stock prices.

Momentum

What Does Momentum Mean?

The rate of acceleration of the price or volume of a security.

Investopedia explains Momentum

Once a momentum trader sees acceleration in a stock's price, earnings, or revenues, that trader often will take a long or short position in the stock with the hope that its momentum will continue in the current direction. This strategy relies more on short-term movements in price than on a company's fundamentals; it is not recommended for novice investors.

Related Terms:
Downtrend
Moving Average Convergence Divergence
Swing Trading
Trend Analysis
Uptrend



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