Using EMAs to read trend
An exponential moving average (EMA) smooths price and weights recent candles more heavily. Traders read trend from the EMA's slope, from where price sits relative to it, and from the order of multiple EMAs (the 'stack').
How to spot it
- 1Check the slope: rising, falling or flat.
- 2Check whether price is above or below the EMA.
- 3With several EMAs, check that they're in order (fast above slow in an uptrend).
- 4Look for pullbacks to the EMA rather than extended moves away from it.
Common mistakes
- ✕Using EMAs in sideways markets where they chop.
- ✕Chasing price far above the average.
- ✕Changing EMA settings until the chart 'fits'.
The EMA Trend lens reads whatever moving averages are visible on your chart and grades stack, slope, pullback and extension.
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