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- When would you use moving average?
- When should you not use a moving average?
- What is moving average algorithm?
- How do you choose a moving average?
When would you use moving average?
Moving averages are often used to compare where the current price of the underlying instrument is in relation to support and resistance on a chart. When price moves down to a moving average line or up to a moving average line, traders can use this as a signal that price might stop or retrace at that point.
When should you not use a moving average?
Securities often show a cyclical pattern of behavior that is not captured by moving averages. That is, if a market is bouncing up and down a lot, moving averages are not likely to capture any meaningful trends. The purpose of any trend is to predict where the price of a security will be in the future.
What is moving average algorithm?
In statistics, a moving average (rolling average or running average) is a calculation to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of the full data set. It is also called a moving mean (MM) or rolling mean and is a type of finite impulse response filter.
How do you choose a moving average?
Short moving averages (5-20 periods) are best suited for short-term trends and trading. Chartists interested in medium-term trends would opt for longer moving averages that might extend 20-60 periods. Long-term investors will prefer moving averages with 100 or more periods.
