Saturday, July 24, 2010

Triangular Moving Average

The Triangular Moving Average is a Simple Moving Average that has been averaged again (i.e. averaging the average); this creates an extra smooth Moving Average line.
The chart below of the E-mini Nasdaq 100 Futures contract shows the relation between a 10-day Simple Moving Average and a 10-day Triangular Moving Average:


Generally, simple moving averages are smooth, but the re-averaging makes the Triangular Moving Average even smoother and more wavelike.