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Tom :
Can you give an example formula ?
Thanks Theo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Sprunger" <tlsprunger@xxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: displaced moving average formula
> Vignesh, a displaced moving average is a moving average that has been
moved
> or "displaced" away from its natural position. Pring and DiNapoli among
> others talk about them and DiNapoli is quite high on them. In their case
> the moving average is "displaced" forward by and amount. So, if you have
a
> 7 bar moving average displaced 5 bars, it is a 7 bar MA where the most
> recent bar used in the average is from 5 bars ago. The logic is that you
> will get fewer whipsaws if the average is moved forward. From what I have
> seen, this is true many times. You can use the Horizontal shift option to
> accomplish this in the MS Indicators.
>
> Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vignesh" <vignesh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 2:40 AM
> Subject: Re: displaced moving average formula
>
>
> > hello list,
> >
> > It is probably something very basic, but I haven't been able to figure
out
> > what "displacing moving average" is all about. Martin Pring's Book on
TA
> > does not explain it in any detail. What is the logic and interpretation
of
> > displacing a MA? A related question I guess would be, what do the
> > Vertical/Horizontal shift options on MS mean?
> >
> > all responses appreciated,
> >
> > vignesh
>
>
>
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