In the following video, Motley Fool One analyst Jason Moser takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "On MSN Money, I noticed Volume and Average Volume. Volume changes by the minute ... is this volume stocks on the shelf for sale, or is it stocks that have sold? How can I use this to know to buy or sell? Please explain this in layman's terms."
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Jason Moser is a Senior Investment Analyst and Lead Advisor at The Motley Fool and has been with the company since 2010. Jason covers payments, fintech, cloud communications, cloud computing, and tech stocks. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Wofford College.
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