McGinley Dynamic Analysis & McGinley Dynamic Trading Signals
Created by John McGinley
McGinley Dynamic aims to address lag issues found in traditional simple or exponential moving averages by adjusting automatically to market speed, making it a more dynamic technical indicator.
This indicator closely tracks price movements in both fast and slow markets.

Trading Analysis and Generating Signals
This specific indicator designed for gold tends to be more effective at mitigating false signals (whipsaws) in comparison to the standard Moving Average (MA).
Determined by applying the formula:
Dynamic = D1 + (Price - D1) / (N (Price/D1)4) if is dynamic.
D1 Equals the Prior Dynamic Indicator Value
N = smoothing value (for price periods)
^ = Power of
Bullish, Buy Signals & Bearish, Sell Trading Signals
The McGinley Dynamic should be integrated with Moving Averages to construct a robust trading system. The McGinley Dynamic indicator functions best as a smoothing mechanism when a standard Moving Average (MA) exhibits choppiness or sideways movement.
- Bullish, Buy Signal - A buy signal is generated when the price is crosses above the technical indicator.
- Bearish, Sell Signal - A sell signal is derived & generated when price is crosses below the technical indicator.

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