Short-Term and Long-Term Price Period of Moving Averages(MA)

A trader can choose & select to adjust price bars periods used to calculate the MA.

If a trader uses short price periods then the Moving Average will react faster to the changes in the price.

For example if a indices trader uses the 7 day trading moving average then, the moving average indicator will react to the price change much faster than a 14 intraday or 21 day trading MA would. However, using short time trading price periods to calculate the Moving Average might result in the technical indicator giving false signals (whipsaw signals).

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If another trader uses longer chart timeframe periods then the Moving Average will react to price changes much slower.

For example, if a trader uses the 14 day Moving Average indicator then average will be less prone to whipsaws but it will react much slower.

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