Search Knowledge Base by Keyword
-
Overview
-
Crypto Analytics
-
- Why use it?
- Overview > Charts > Scorecards > Performance > Trend > Oscillators
- Add table columns
- Detail view
- Charts
- Create a signal or filter
- Find SMA crossover signals
- Time intervals
- Create an alert
- Extreme Overbought coins Due for a Pullback
- Early momentum detection
- Crypto Trend Changes
- Why use it-coins screener
- Mastering Candlestick Patterns for Successful Crypto Trading
-
- Signals Summary Overview
- What does Pullback mean in crypto Up / Down Trend?
- Momentum & Up / Down Trend
- Range in Up/Down Trend
- Momentum
- How to trade EMA 12 / 50 crossovers?
- Moving Average Ribbons
- Strong Up / Down Trend
- Strong Up / Down Trend (Short Term)
- Strong Up / Down Trend (Medium Term)
- Strong Up / Down Trend (Long Term)
- Price / SMA Crossovers In Crypto
- What are Price / EMA Crossovers in crypto?
- SMA Crossovers
- EMA Crossovers
- Unusual Volume Gainers / Decliners
- New Up/Down trend (ADX)
- Bollinger Band - Price Broke Upper / Lower Band
- Strong Up / Down Trend and Oversold / Overbought
- Strong Up / Down Trend and Strong / Weak Ultimate Oscillator
- MACD (12,27,9) Signal Line cross
- MACD (12,27,9) Center Line cross
- Commodity Channel Index cross
- Overall Score of Oscillators (Oversold / Overbought)
- Relative Strength Index (9)
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- Relative Strength Index (25)
- Stochastic RSI Fast (3, 3, 14, 14)
- Williams Percent Range (14)
- Bull Power
- MACD line
- RSI Divergence
- How to Trend Trade Crypto
- Early momentum detection
- Short-Medium-Long-Term Trend
- Relative Strength Index
- Uptrend and Fresh Bullish Momentum Inflection
- Show all articles ( 22 ) Collapse Articles
-
- Volume
- OBV Divergence Indicator
- SMA vs. EMA
- RSI Divergence and Trading RSI
- Stochastic (14, 3, 3) (STOCH)
- CCI 20
- ADX
- MACD Line and MACD Signal Line
- Williams %R
- Stochastic RSI Fast
- Bull / Bear Power
- What is the UO: Ultimate Oscillator (7, 14, 28)
- Short Term Trend
- Medium Term Trend
- Long Term Trend
- Oscillator Rating
- Trading Multiple Time Frames
- Support and Resistance
- Polarity principle
- Early momentum detection
- Crypto Trend Changes
- MACD Histogram (H1, H2)
- Show all articles ( 7 ) Collapse Articles
-
-
Trade Crypto
-
- Initiating a trade
- Market vs. Limit order
- Refreshing tables
- Are derivatives such as futures, options and perpetual swaps supported?
- Does altFINS charge trading fees?
- Balances
- Open Orders
- Transaction History
- Order book & Trades
- Connecting to exchanges
- How to trade cryptocurrencies?
- Trading Risk Management
-
-
Research Hub
-
Crypto Education
-
- Where To Buy And Sell Cryptocurrency?
- When Is The Best Time To Buy And Sell Cryptocurrency?
- Crypto Profits: Full Guide How to Take Profits In Cryptocurrency
- What Is Crypto Copy Trading?
- What Is Leverage Trading Cryptocurrency?
- Crypto Arbitrage Trading: Meaning, Signals And Opportunities
- Crypto Hot Wallet vs. Cold Wallet: What is the Difference
- Crypto Trading Strategies
- Difference Between Crypto Fundamental and Technical Analysis
-
-
About
SMA vs. EMA
Moving Averages (MA) help identify price trends and potential support and resistance levels. Two main MA types are the Simple Moving Averages (SMA) and Exponential Moving Averages (EMA)
Simple Moving Averages are calculated by taking an average of the closing prices for (5, 10…) periods.
Exponential moving average (EMA) puts greater weight on the most recent prices, and thus has less lag than SMAs; it will react quicker to price changes.
SMAs change slower than EMAs and thus is better for traders with longer time frames. EMA reflects price changes faster and thus is better for short-term traders. Also important are the time frames used to calculate the SMAs and EMAs – long-term traders should use longer time frames (60+ periods), medium-term traders should use 20-60 periods while short-term trades should use 5-20 periods.
Trend indication: when the price is above an MA, the trend is up, and vice versa.
Support and resistance levels. MAs, especially SMAs, can also be used as support and resistance levels. During strong up(down) trends, prices tend to bounce off of the support and resistance lines. When prices break-through the support and resistance lines, it can indicate consolidation or a reversal.
MA crosses are also used to identify price trends. When a shorter MA crosses above the longer MA (i.e. 10-day SMA crosses a 20-day SMA), it’s a bullish indicator (“golden cross”), and vice versa (“death cross”).