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" Different stocks have different "normal," or average, trading ranges. Each stock has a peculiar trading pattern that results from multiple factors such as the stock price, ownership and sponsorship. Lower-priced stocks tend to fluctuate more than higher-priced stocks. Stocks with a higher percentage of insider ownership tend to fluctuate less because they are said to be "in strong hands" -- insiders who do not trade frequently in response to daily news. A stock in the hands of retail investors tends to fluctuate more because retail investors, especially short-term traders, are flightier than their institutional counterparts and tend to get in and out of a stock frequently, contributing to price volatility, while institutions tend to add price stability by holding the stock long-term.
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I want to understand averages (specifically moving averages for stock trading)
