The Moving Average (MA) is a popular technical indicator that helps smooth out price data to better identify market trends. MA doesn't predict the future but helps traders clearly see the current direction of the market.
🔍 2 Main Types of MA:
🔔 SMA (Simple Moving Average): The average of closing prices over a set period (e.g., SMA 20 = average of the last 20 candles).
🔔 EMA (Exponential Moving Average): Similar to SMA but gives more weight to recent prices, making it more responsive to market changes.
📈 What is MA used for?
📍Trend Identification:
💡Upward sloping MA → Uptrend
💡Downward sloping MA → Downtrend
📍Trading Signals:
💡Price crossing above MA → Buy signal
💡Price crossing below MA → Sell signal
📍Combining Two MAs (Short & Long Term):
💡Short MA crosses above long MA → Buy signal (Golden Cross)
💡Short MA crosses below long MA → Sell signal (Death Cross)
🔍 2 Main Types of MA:
🔔 SMA (Simple Moving Average): The average of closing prices over a set period (e.g., SMA 20 = average of the last 20 candles).
🔔 EMA (Exponential Moving Average): Similar to SMA but gives more weight to recent prices, making it more responsive to market changes.
📈 What is MA used for?
📍Trend Identification:
💡Upward sloping MA → Uptrend
💡Downward sloping MA → Downtrend
📍Trading Signals:
💡Price crossing above MA → Buy signal
💡Price crossing below MA → Sell signal
📍Combining Two MAs (Short & Long Term):
💡Short MA crosses above long MA → Buy signal (Golden Cross)
💡Short MA crosses below long MA → Sell signal (Death Cross)
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