Should we use the 200 day EMA or SMA?
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The Big banks use the SMA so i use that one both as to read trends and as dynamic support/ressistence often in confluence with levels of interest
What's the difference between SMA and regular moving average?
Edit: Does S mean Simple? I thought it was Smoothed moving average or sth..
I am using 200 period moving average and i find it very useful.
I also have 20 period and 100 period on the charts, but i must say i haven't found much use for them. No use for the 20period at all, perhaps a "value" area, 100 works some of the time, is good if in confluence with the 200period MA....
But it adds confidence to the trade if you are looking to get short/long and all the lines start to converge upwards/downards... Just showing the momentum building up i guess.
Edit: Does S mean Simple? I thought it was Smoothed moving average or sth..
I am using 200 period moving average and i find it very useful.
I also have 20 period and 100 period on the charts, but i must say i haven't found much use for them. No use for the 20period at all, perhaps a "value" area, 100 works some of the time, is good if in confluence with the 200period MA....
But it adds confidence to the trade if you are looking to get short/long and all the lines start to converge upwards/downards... Just showing the momentum building up i guess.
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I don’t see your specifications
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Both are good;
200 day wma also. 50 weeks ma is helpful/50/55 dma. I don't like 65 dma but the WSJ likes it /may help sell papers/LOL
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S=simple
E= exponential
W= weighted 50 week ma can help sometimes, a bit different from 200 but close............................................................
