FTB-C000246 / Implementation concept

Eligible Moving-Average Population

Eligible Moving-Average Population is the point-in-time set of securities with valid membership, price, and sufficient history for a moving-average comparison.

Also known asMA breadth denominator

Intermediate 3 linked topicsPublished

Definitions

In plain terms

It prevents unavailable or unready securities from being silently counted as below their averages.

Technical

Eligibility rules cover universe membership, history length, data quality, suspensions, price basis, and measurement cutoff.

Scope

It can be smaller than the headline index or exchange constituent count.

Examples

  • A Fintech Builder lesson can compute or identify Eligible Moving-Average Population only after declaring its inputs, timing, and edge-case rules.

Common misconceptions

  • It can be smaller than the headline index or exchange constituent count.

Concept relationships

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Where this concept is used

Tutorials planned

These catalogued topics use this concept, but their complete build has not shipped yet.

  • D04-F03-A04 Important
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Evidence and governance

  1. Percent Above Moving Average StockCharts ChartSchool · secondary methodology

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Threshold interpretation and universe composition are contextual and must not be treated as guaranteed signals.

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Last reviewed
2026-07-27
Next review
2027-07-27
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