you have to pick what fits to your personality, whatever you are comfortable with.
Nowadays with the volatility it makes more sense to stick to shorter time frame...
Moving averages are most commonly used for trend following. Again it's a preference which ones?
Those are all very personal stuff....You have to find what speaks to you:
exactly, if you're long like i am, get in immediately and at least start a small position in all stocks you like. if it goes down, add to the position and lower your cost. if the stock runs away, well that's a nice problem to have, then you go open another position in a stock you like, rinse and repeat and check back in 5 years.
that's homie's recipe
Create a plan.....Than have the discipline to follow it!
If we are talking about trading........???