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   ADX_trader

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   Does anyone know how to convert the smoothing factor of EMA into number of bars?

    

   #1     Oct 30, 2002

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   Traden4Alpha

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   EMA_Time_Periods = (2/EMA_Percentage)-1
   
   And the backwards calc is:
   
   EMA_Percentage = 2/(EMA_Time_Periods + 1)

    

   #2     Oct 30, 2002

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   frangraboyes

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   See http://www.equis.com/Education/TAAZ/?page=74, should have the formulas you are looking for.

    

   #3     Oct 30, 2002

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   nitro

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   Good thing you know Algebra.
   
   nitro

    

   #4     Oct 30, 2002

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