Knowledge of current economic events is a fundamental element of effective trading. In the case of currency pairs and indices, the ability to use the calendar is already satisfactory. Nevertheless, to assess market sentiment, it is worth following current events. In the case of instruments such as shares, tracking information from companies is a necessity.
Moving Averages Indicator
Type of Indicator
Moving Averages (MA) are one of the most widely used technical analysis indicators. They are trend-following indicators that help smooth out price data to identify the direction of the market trend. The most common types of moving averages are the Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the Exponential Moving Average (EMA).
Purpose
The primary purposes of moving averages are:
Smoothing out price volatility to better identify the trend direction,
Helping to identify buy and sell signals,
Serving as support and resistance levels,
Assisting in confirming other technical signals.
Calculation Method
Simple Moving Average (SMA):
The SMA is the simplest form of moving average, calculated by summing the closing prices over a specified number of periods and dividing the result by the number of periods.
Exponential Moving Average (EMA):
The EMA gives more weight to the most recent price data, making it more responsive to recent price changes compared to the SMA.
Calculating the EMA starts with the SMA as the initial value, and then the formula incorporates a smoothing factor.
where nnĀ is the number of periods.
How to Trade Based on the Moving Averages Indicator
Moving Average Crossovers:
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