Trend

Exponential Moving Average

EMA

A moving average that places more weight on recent prices using exponential decay. It reacts faster to price changes than the SMA, making it popular for short-term trend signals.

Tips

EMA reacts faster than SMA, making it better for entries but more prone to whipsaws in choppy markets

The 8/21 EMA pair is popular for intraday crypto trading; crossovers work best on trending pairs

Parameters

Period

2 - 100