Trading Short-Term and Long-Term Price Period of MA

A trader can choose to adjust the price periods used to calculate the moving average.

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

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

7 Day Moving Average - Moving Average Indices Strategies Methods

If another trader uses longer chart time periods then the Moving Average will react to trading 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.

14 Day Moving Average - Moving Average Strategy Example

21 Day Moving Average - Moving Average Indices Strategies Example