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Category: Indicator > Averages
Description:
The indicator plots two EMA1 and EMA2 lines (Exponential Moving Averages), based on the formulas:
EMA1 = (ALPHA1 * PRICE) + ((1 - ALPHA1) * EMA1);
EMA2 = ((ALPHA2) * PRICE) + ((1 - (ALPHA2)) * EMA2);
where is PRICE = (HIGH[1]+LOW[1])/2. ALPHA is the constant for the EMA filter. Where is the EMA relates to the EMS by ALPHA = 2/(LENGTH + 1). For example, some common values are:
| ALPHA | LENGTH |
| .50 | 3 DAYS |
| .40 | 4 DAYS |
| .25 | 7 DAYS |
| .20 | 9 DAYS |
| .182 | 10 DAYS |
| .133 | 14 DAYS |
| .118 | 16 DAYS |
| .095 | 20 DAYS |
| .069 | 28 DAYS |
Usage:
The most popular method of interpreting a moving average is to compare the relationship between a moving average of the security's price with the security's price itself (or between two different moving averages). A buy signal is generated when the security's price rises above its moving average and a sell signal is generated when the security's price falls below its moving average.
Inputs:
LENGTH1 - The parameter tells how many bars to the EMA1 average
LENGTH2 - The parameter tells how many bars to the EMA2 average
EasyLanguage Code:
INPUT: LENGTH1(10), LENGTH2(40); VARS: PRICE(0), EMA1(0), EMA2(0), ALPHA1(.25), ALPHA2(.133),
D_HIGH(0), D_LOW(0), FIRSTDAY(TRUE);
IF DATE <> DATE[1] AND DAYOFWEEK(DATE[1]) <> 0 THEN BEGIN
PRICE = (D_HIGH + D_LOW) /2;
IF FIRSTDAY = TRUE THEN BEGIN
IF LENGTH1 > 2 THEN ALPHA1 = 2 / (LENGTH1 + 1)
ELSE ALPHA1 = .67;
IF LENGTH2 > 2 THEN ALPHA2 = 2 / (LENGTH2 + 1)
ELSE ALPHA2 = .34;
PRICE = (H[1]+L[1])/2;
EMA1 = PRICE ;
EMA2 = PRICE;
FIRSTDAY = FALSE;
END;
EMA1 = (ALPHA1 * PRICE) + ((1 - ALPHA1) * EMA1);
EMA2 = ((ALPHA2) * PRICE) + ((1 - (ALPHA2)) * EMA2);
PLOT1[1](EMA1,"EMA1");
PLOT2[1](EMA2,"EMA2");
D_LOW = LOW;
D_HIGH = HIGH;
END;
IF HIGH > D_HIGH THEN D_HIGH = HIGH;
IF LOW < D_LOW THEN D_LOW = LOW;