Symmetric WMA

What does Symmetric WMA measure?

A gentle four-candle smoother. It takes the edge off noisy data without meaningfully delaying it.

How is Symmetric WMA calculated?

Average the last four closes with weights of 1, 2, 2 and 1 — the two middle candles count double.

Written by reading the engine’s real computation, not a textbook — where the two differ, the page describes what actually runs.

How do I use Symmetric WMA in a bot?

In the builder, add an indicator of type swma. Its value becomes an operand you can compare in any entry or exit rule. The engine grades the whole rule honestly: real fills, no look-ahead, half the history held back.

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• T3 MAA very smooth trend line that still tracks price closely.
• TEMAAn even quicker version of the double exponential average — about as responsive as a smoothed line gets before it starts chasing noise.
• Triangular MAAn average of an average — extra smooth, and slower to react.
• Time-series forecastWhere the recent trend line says the next candle should land — a one-step-ahead projection, not a prediction of the market.

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