InformedTrades - View Single Post - Introduction to technical analysis: Simple and exponential moving average (EMA) forecasting model and calculation

David Waring · 02-16-2009, 09:27 AM

Hi Mostafa,

Glad to hear from you.

The main difference between a SMA and an EMA is that an EMA gives more weight to the more recent periods. As far as which to use and what settings are best its really a matter of individual preference so I recommend playing around with them and seeing what works best for you.

Best Regards,
Dave

02-16-2009, 09:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
David Waring InformedTrades Founder Community Host Badges About Assets Total Awards: 4 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 5,633 InformedPoints: 0.13	Hi Mostafa, Glad to hear from you. The main difference between a SMA and an EMA is that an EMA gives more weight to the more recent periods. As far as which to use and what settings are best its really a matter of individual preference so I recommend playing around with them and seeing what works best for you. Best Regards, Dave __________________ My Free Courses: Forex Course - Stock Course - Futures Course - Basics of Trading - Subprime Crisis - Prorealtime Charts Disclaimer: Trading is risky and can result in substantial financial loss. As always my posts are simply one traders opinion and should not be taken as trading advice. I am not a financial adviser so everyone please do their own analysis and take responsibility for their own trades.