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EMA Accuracy
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Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:39 pmby kelvinocw
Hi guys,How do i code EMA calculations accurately?The values doesn't seem to be accurate or in line with the EMA values from MT4 platforms or Tradingview.com?Please help me out thank you!
Re: EMA Accuracy
Posted:
Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:40 pmby Apprentice
Can you provide an algorithm used for two mentioned?
We have.
k = 2.0 / (n + 1.0);
EMA= (1 - k) * previous value of EMA + k * source;
Re: EMA Accuracy
Posted:
Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:42 pmby kelvinocw
Thanks for replying.The codes that u gave me is great but the problem is what is the starting value of yesterdays EMA.Is there any short cut to grab the value?
Re: EMA Accuracy
Posted:
Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:52 pmby kelvinocw
Because the current candle EMA is calculated by the close price which is updated every second with a weighted multiplier which is K + previous candle EMA. The problem is how do i get the previous candle EMA? How do i get the most precise previous day EMA value that would be used in the equation to get the most precise today's EMA?
Re: EMA Accuracy
Posted:
Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:54 amby Apprentice
we use this logic.
if (period == first) then
value = source;
else
value = previous value of EMA;
end
You can find other implementations on the internet.
https://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php ... g_averages
Re: EMA Accuracy
Posted:
Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:17 amby Apprentice
They use same formula.
Stockcharts version
EMA: {Close - previous} x multiplier + previous.
TS Version
EMA: (1 - multiplier) * previous + multiplier * Close ;
EMA: previous - multiplier*previous + multiplier * Close ;
EMA: previous + multiplier*(Close-previous)
EMA: (Close-previous)*multiplier +previous
Re: EMA Accuracy
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Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:22 amby Apprentice