Trading Short Term & Long Term Metals Price Period of Moving Average

A trader can choose to adjust the metals price periods used to calculate the moving average.

If a trader uses short metals price periods then the Moving Average will react faster to the changes in metals price.

For example if a trader uses the 7 day metals trading moving average then, the moving average indicator will react to the metals price change much faster than a 14 day or 21 day metals trading Moving Average would. However, using short time metals price periods to calculate the Moving Average might result in the indicator giving false metals trading signals (whipsaws).

7 Day Moving Average - Moving Average Metals Trading Strategies

If another trader uses longer chart time periods then Moving Average will react to metals price changes much slower.

For example, if a trader uses the 14 day Moving Average indicator then the average will be less prone to whip saws but it'll react much slower.

14 Day Moving Average - Moving Average Metals Strategy Examples

21 Day Moving Average - Moving Average Metals Strategies Example