Trend is a term used to describe the persistence of prices to move in one direction. One of many technical analysis trend based indicators is moving averages. A moving average is a method of calculating the average value of a security’s price or indicator over a period of time.

MetaStock calculates and displays six different types of moving averages:

  • Simple (also referred to as arithmetic)
  • Exponential
  • Time series
  • Triangular
  • Variable
  • Weighted

Click here to find out more detailed information about the different moving average calculations.



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