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Old 04-26-2008, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by fxbs View Post
Igor, can you explain waht's the deal with mt4 smma and real smma?
thank you
Some time ago I had dispute with MQ concerning SMMA because their SMMA is Wilder MA in fact:
Wilder = Wilder[1] + 1/Period*(Price - Wilder[1])
Correct formula for Smoothed MA is:
SMMA = (Sum[1] - SMMA[1] + Price) / Period,
where
Sum[1] = SMA[1]*Period
SMA - Simple MA.
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