MSFT Moving Average: Why the Outgoing Close Matters
Summary
Hollow Point Trading shares a short lesson on how a simple moving average changes when a new close enters and an old close drops out. Using Microsoft IEX five-minute bars from October 8, 2026, it compares an incoming close of 526.52 with an outgoing close of 530.38 to clarify the mechanics behind a 20-close average.
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MSFT moving average: the outgoing close matters too #Shorts

A simple moving average changes when one close enters and another leaves. This historical Microsoft IEX example uses five minute bars from October eighth, twenty twenty six. For the highlighted twenty close average, the incoming close is five twenty six point five two. The outgoing close is five thirty point three eight. The other nineteen close...