Simple Moving Average

Abbreviation: Avg
Category: Averages
Input Parameters:

Name Range Default
Time Series Close
Avg Periods Int >= 1 5

 
Calculation:

( Sum of the current Time Series value and the past n-1 Time Series values ) / n

where 
n = Avg Periods

 
Discussion:

Provides a smoothing of a time series by calculating the average time series value over the last n periods.
 

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