Momentum is the rate of acceleration—or, more specifically, the pace of change—of the price of a security. Using momentum to enter a trend as it is developing is the goal of the momentum traders. Simply explained, momentum is the tendency of a price trend to continue growing or dropping for a specific period of time while typically accounting for both price and volume data. Momentum is frequently assessed in technical analysis using oscillators to identify trends.
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