Skip to Content
Learn Algorithmic Trading
book

Learn Algorithmic Trading

by Sebastien Donadio, Sourav Ghosh
November 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
394 pages
10h 31m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Learn Algorithmic Trading

Simple moving average

Simple moving average, which we will refer to as SMA, is a basic technical analysis indicator. The simple moving average, as you may have guessed from its name, is computed by adding up the price of an instrument over a certain period of time divided by the number of time periods. It is basically the price average over a certain time period, with equal weight being used for each price. The time period over which it is averaged is often referred to as the lookback period or history. Let's have a look at the following formula of the simple moving average:

Here, the following applies:

: Price at time period i

: Number of ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

High-Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems

High-Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems

Irene Aldridge
Developing High-Frequency Trading Systems

Developing High-Frequency Trading Systems

Sebastien Donadio, Sourav Ghosh, Romain Rossier

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781789348347Supplemental Content