Moving Average
A moving average smooths price by averaging recent closes, turning noisy price action into a readable trend line.
Also known as: MA, SMA, EMA
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A moving average (MA) plots the average closing price over a fixed number of candles, sliding forward as new candles close. It strips out day-to-day noise so the underlying trend becomes visible. The Simple Moving Average (SMA) weights every candle equally; the Exponential Moving Average (EMA) weights recent candles more heavily, reacting faster.
The 50-day and 200-day SMA are the most-watched in crypto: price above its 200-day signals a long-term uptrend, and the two lines crossing produces the golden cross and death cross. Read the full moving averages guide.