Definition
The average closing price over a specified number of periods.
Parameters
Asset, Lookback period (e.g., 50 days, 200 days)
Output range: Same scale as price
Example condition
`SMA(AAPL, 50) > SMA(AAPL, 200)` (Golden Cross — bullish signal)Usage notes
Very short SMAs (< 10 days) can generate excessive noise and false signals.
Use in a strategy
Add this indicator to a strategy condition, choose its supported parameters and compare the output with the threshold required by your rule. Preserve the same interval and lookback when comparing backtests.
After saving the condition, inspect its asset, interval, lookback and comparison operator against the parameters above. If no trades occur, check whether the condition ever became true and whether the requested input data exists for that period. A missing input is not a zero-valued signal. An indicator produces an input to a rule. It does not establish future returns, and data availability can differ across assets and periods.