Calculating alternative SMAs

July 2nd, 2021, 02:10 PM

I'd like to create an SMA of price using: high + low + close / 3 or other combination.

Is there an easy way to do this in NT8?

Thanks in advance!

July 2nd, 2021, 03:09 PM

trader1419

I'd like to create an SMA of price using: high + low + close / 3 or other combination.

Is there an easy way to do this in NT8?

Thanks in advance!

You can change some of the characteristics of any indicator through the "Input Series" selection in NT-8

Changing the setting to "Typical" would be the equivalent of what you are looking for.

SMA Additional Settings

July 2nd, 2021, 03:20 PM

Botts

You can change some of the characteristics of any indicator through the "Input Series" selection in NT-8

Changing the setting to "Typical" would be the equivalent of what you are looking for.

SMA Additional Settings

Ty. So in other words the "Typical" setting = h+l+c/3?

July 2nd, 2021, 03:45 PM

trader1419

Ty. So in other words the "Typical" setting = h+l+c/3?

Correct, "Typical" would be the equivalent of what you are looking for.

July 2nd, 2021, 06:03 PM

FWIW when I contacted NT8 support, they told me the SMA calculation could not be changed and then told me to visit their 3rd party developer section and pay.

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July 3rd, 2021, 01:59 AM

trader1419

FWIW when I contacted NT8 support, they told me the SMA calculation could not be changed and then told me to visit their 3rd party developer section and pay.

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Welcome to "business" of trading.

July 3rd, 2021, 05:52 AM

trader1419

I'd like to create an SMA of price using: high + low + close / 3 or other combination.

Is there an easy way to do this in NT8?

Thanks in advance!

Botts

You can change some of the characteristics of any indicator through the "Input Series" selection in NT-8

Changing the setting to "Typical" would be the equivalent of what you are looking for.

trader1419

FWIW when I contacted NT8 support, they told me the SMA calculation could not be changed and then told me to visit their 3rd party developer section and pay.

NT support is usually better than this. I assume there was a confusion based on the idea that you want the average's calculation method to be different, which you don't. You want a normal simple MA using different input data. So the SMA will have the same calculation: Add up the input values and divide by the number of values. The input values will be different, that's all.

Bob.

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