MA Strategies
- XAUUSD Price Period of MA
- SMA, EMA, LWMA & SMMA
- Moving Average Trend Identification
- Moving Average Whip-saws in Oscillating Market
- Moving Average Cross-over Method
- Moving Average Support and Resistance
- How to Select/Choose a MA
- Short-Term and Long-Term Setups
- 20 XAUUSD Pips Price Range Strategy
About the MA Moving Average Strategy
XAUUSD Moving Average(MA) is one of the most widely used Indicator because it is simple and easy to use.
This Indicator is a trend following trading indicator that is used by online traders for 3 things:
- Identify the beginning of a new trend
- Measure the sustainability of new market trend
- Identify the ending of a market trend and signal a reversal gold signal
The Moving Average or Moving Average is used to smooth-out market volatility of the price action. The Moving Average is an overlay technical indicator and it is placed on top or superimposed on the price chart.
On illustration chart below the blue line represents a 15 period MA, which acts to smooth out the volatility of price action.
XAUUSD MA Technical Indicator - MetaTrader 4 Chart Indicators
Calculation of the Moving Average
The Moving Average is also known as MA Moving Average - is calculated as an average of market price using the most recent market price data.
If the Moving Average uses the 10 period to calculate the average of the trading price then it is known as to as a 10 period moving average, because most traders use the day as the standard trading price period we shall just refer to it as the 10 day MA.
To calculate the ten day Moving Average the price of the last 10 days is averaged, the moving average indicator is then updated constantly after every new price period. So after each new price period is formed the moving average is then calculated afresh using the most recent 10 price periods, that's why it's called a moving average(MA) because the average is constantly moving when the price info is updated.
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