Republic Services is a provider of environmental services in the U.S. Co. operates through its collection operations, transfer stations, recycling centers, active landfills, treatment, recovery and disposal facilities, treatment, storage and disposal facilities, salt water disposal wells and deep injection wells. Co. engages in landfill gas-to-energy and other renewable energy projects and has post-closure responsibility for several closed landfills. Co.'s products and services include the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions.
When researching a stock like Republic Services, many investors are the most familiar with Fundamental Analysis — looking at a company's balance sheet, earnings, revenues, and what's happening in that company's underlying business. Investors who use Fundamental Analysis to identify good stocks to buy or sell can also benefit from RSG Technical Analysis to help find a good entry or exit point. Technical Analysis is blind to the fundamentals and looks only at the trading data for RSG stock — the real life supply and demand for the stock over time — and examines that data in different ways. One of those ways is to calculate a Simpe Moving Average ("SMA") by looking back a certain number of days. One of the most popular "longer look-backs" is the RSG 200 day moving average ("RSG 200 DMA"), while one of the most popular "shorter look-backs" is the RSG 50 day moving average ("RSG 50 DMA"). A chart showing both of these popular moving averages is shown on this page for Republic Services. Comparing two moving averages against each other can be a useful visualization tool: by calculating the difference between the RSG 200 DMA and the RSG 50 DMA, we get a moving average convergence divergence indicator ("RSG MACD"). The RSG MACD chart, in conjunction with the chart of the moving averages, basically helps in visualizing how the moving averages are showing convergence (moving closer together), or divergence (moving farther apart). |
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