Trading Short-Term and Long-Term XAUUSD Price Period of Moving Average

A xauusd trader can choose to adjust the gold price periods used to calculate the moving average.

If a xauusd trader uses short gold price periods then the MA will react faster to the changes in xauusd price.

For example if a xauusd trader uses the 7 day xauusd moving average then, the moving average indicator will react to the gold price change much faster than a 14 day or 21 day xauusd Moving Average would. However, using short time gold price periods to calculate the MA might result in the indicator giving false xauusd signals (whipsaws).

7 Day Moving Average - Moving Average XAUUSD Strategies

If another trader uses longer time periods then the MA will react to gold price changes much slower.

For example, if a xauusd trader uses the 14 day MA then the average will be less prone to whipsaws but it will react much slower.

14 Day Moving Average - Moving Average XAUUSD Strategy Example

21 Day Moving Average - Moving Average XAUUSD Strategies Example