Instructions for the TiG Moving Average

TIG Moving Average

Version 1.1 June 2011

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TIG MOVING AVERAGE

Moving averages are common place in financial trading and give the average value of price over a certain time period. The term moving refers to the fact that the average level changes as new prices are reached and this is continually reflected by the moving average line.

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Table of Contents
Disclaimer .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Policies ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Welcome .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 PC Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Choosing a brokerage or financial spread betting company .................................................. 6 Choosing a charting platform.................................................................................................................. 6 A word of warning ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Installation and Setup .................................................................................................................................. 7 TiG Easy Install ........................................................................................................................................... 7 The TiG Moving Average Indicator ............................................................................................................ 8 Input settings for the TiG Moving Average Indicator ................................................................... 10 Contact Us ........................................................................................................................................................... 11

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Disclaimer
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Policies
Privacy and Security Policy The Indicator Guys web site uses security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We do not store credit card details nor do we share customer details with any 3rd parties. We store the information in a database in a secure environment at our data centre. We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal information with anyone without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law. Information submitted to us is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you e-mails based on your requesting information. Delivery Policy All indicators, systems and software products purchased through our site, or otherwise, must be securely linked to a named account on one of our partner charting platforms. This must be done before the product can be delivered to, or installed by, the purchaser and the purchaser will not be able to operate their product without this step having been completed first. In order for us to securely link the product correctly as required, each customer will need to have an active account with one of our charting platform partners. In some platforms our delivery method allows us to detect a customer account number automatically. However, where this is not possible a request will be sent via email, and you will need to forward your charting platform customer account number to us. This should be sent to support@theindicatorguys.com along with your name and the name of your chosen charting platform. (e.g.) Name: Jenny Smith, Platform: TradeStation, Account ID: 123456 Once we have received this information, we can then securely link your product and deliver it to you electronically via return of email. We aim to accomplish this within 24hours during weekdays, but please allow longer if your request is made over a weekend or during a public holiday. Refund / Cancellation Policy Unless specifically stated on our website or within our sales materials, we generally do not offer refunds with any of our products. This is mainly due to the amount of time we have to spend setting up, delivering and supporting products during each sale, which makes it very impractical and uneconomical for us to do so. In the event that we do offer a Money Back Guarantee with any of our products however, we will always honour this commitment. We will aim to issue all refunds promptly, usually within 24hrs of receiving their request, but please allow longer if your request is made over a weekend or during a public holiday. Copyright 2011 The Indicator Guys Limited

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Welcome
Congratulations on your recent indicator purchase, we hope that this indicator will become a valuable tool in your analysis tool box and help move you closer to achieving your goal in becoming a trading success! This document is aimed at providing you with as much information about your recent purchase as possible. We believe this indicator is an incredible tool and feel sure that, once you begin to understand how it works and how it can be used to support your technical analysis, you too will see just how invaluable it is to your trading. If you have any comments or suggestions please send an email to info@theindicatorguys.com Thank you, -The TiG Team

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Getting Started
Before you start using your new indicator, please make sure you have everything you need to trade. This includes a compatible charting platform, brokerage and dedicated trading PC. Before you install your new indicator, please make sure that your operating system and charting platform are installed and running properly. Also take some time to become familiar with your charting platform.

PC Requirements
We recommend a computer with the following minimum technical specification: CPU: RAM: Hard Drive: Monitor: Operating System: Internet: 1.8 GHz Dual Core 1GB of RAM 1GB of available hard-disk space Resolution of 1280x768 or greater Windows XP, Vista, 7 High speed reliable ISP, with an ADSL or cable modem.

Choosing a brokerage or financial spread betting company

For more information about choosing a brokerage or financial spread betting company please contact us at support@theindicatorguys.com.

Choosing a charting platform

For more information about choosing a charting platform or upgrading from your current platform please contact us at support@theindicatorguys.com.

A word of warning
At TiG we are fully aware that trading the financial markets is not always an easy task. It can be very risky and highly stressful. The markets can do whatever they want whenever they want, meaning there is no certainty in trading other than prices going up and down over time. We strongly recommend that all customers first use our indicators with a practice trade account. Most online brokerages can offer you some form of demo account. Our indicators analyze past data in order to indicate something which has been happening in the market. There is absolutely no guarantee that the markets will continue to produce the same results once you enter into a trade. There are literally hundreds of books published on the psychology of trading and how the mind works to manipulate the data that charts and indicators produce. We believe that all traders should practice using our indicators, placing trades based on the indicators using a demo trade account, until the trader feels happy that they can use them effectively to help them in their real trading decisions.

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Installation and Setup

TiG Easy Install To install your newly purchased indicator in your trading platform please follow the guide below: 1. Download your indicator from the location provided by TiG. 2. Locate your newly purchased indicator on your computer and Double-Click the Indicator EXE file to launch the TiG Easy Install Setup Programme. 3. If your computer gives you any security warning prompts please click accept/yes. 4. Once inside the TiG Easy Install Setup Programme. Click Next >. 5. Enter your TiG License Key and Click Next >. 6. The Setup Programme should automatically find where your trading platform was installed on your computer. Click Next >. 7. The Setup Programme should automatically set up your shortcuts. Click Next >. 8. Now your indicator is ready to install. Click Install. 9. The Setup Programme will automatically Import your Indicator into your charting platform for you. Click Next >. 10. Congratulations! Your new indicator was installed correctly. Click Finish. Having Problems? Please use the support site included with your purchase or email support@theindicatorguys.com.

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The TiG Moving Average Indicator

Moving averages are common place in financial trading and give the average value of price over a certain time period. The term moving refers to the fact that the average level changes as new prices are reached and this is continually reflected by the moving average line. The two most popular types of moving average are the Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the Exponential Moving Average (EMA). Simple moving averages are calculated in a very straightforward manner by adding up all of the values and then dividing by the total number of those values. Exponential moving averages are calculated in a similar way, but more importance is given to the most recent values than those which are farther away. In the case of financial trading charts, EMAs produce the best result as they consider what is happening right now. They give a more accurate representation of the most recent price action, less distortion, and can react faster to recent price changes than their SMA counterparts, thanks to their reduced lag. Although some traders do still use simple moving averages, at The Indicator Guys we much prefer the Exponential kind for all of the reasons outlined. Some popular examples of EMAs are the 8EMA, 10EMA, 21EMA, 50EMA, 100EMA and 200EMA, where the number represents the time period considered (how many candles or bars the indicator will reference). Generally speaking, 10 would be considered as a short term time period, 50 as medium term and 200 as long term. Once you own the TiG Moving Average Indicator you can place as many instances of it on your chart as you like, each with its own different time period. To do this, simply type your chosen time period into the Length input setting for each instance of the EMA you wish to install on your chart.

There are many ways to use moving averages in trading. They can be used to visualise the direction of a trend (short, medium or long term). They can be used to define potential levels of support and resistance, as price will often return to them and bounce away again. They can act as a guide to how extended a security is in terms of being overbought, oversold, or at fair value. They can be used to devise trading strategies based on short term averages crossing over long term averages. They can also be used to inform other indicators such as the popular MACD indicator.

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The TiG Moving Average Indicator differs from a standard moving average in that we have programmed our version to change colour in real-time based on its inclination at any point in time. When moving in a long direction (upwards) the line turns blue (by default) and when moving in a short direction (downwards) the line turns red (by default). Colours can of course be adjusted in the settings pane, as with all our indicators. By default, the TiG Moving Average Indicator comes pre-programmed with 2 EMAs, the 8 Period EMA and the 21 Period EMA. These can each be altered as required to whichever period you like, such as 50 and 200 for example. The advantage of having 2 EMAs together in the one indicator like this is that you can set an alert to be triggered on the crossover of the two moving averages. If you decide to use a moving average crossover as a part of your strategy, this can be very helpful indeed. There also is a potential advantage to using several TiG Moving Average Indicators on your chart at once, covering short, medium and long term time periods. Not only can you see all the major important trends on the same chart and visualise each of their inclinations at a glance, but you can also use this visualisation to stack the probabilities of success in your favour. For example, you could devise a trading strategy whereby you only take trades when all of four moving averages turn the same colour, in order to make sure that you are on the right side of all the major trends. So if you do want to use 4 EMAs on your chart, simply add two instances of the indicator, and set each length (time period) differently in the settings. Finally, the moving average calculation can be based on the High, Low, Open or Close by adjusting the Price setting, although the usual approach would be to use the default setting (Close). The Length setting relates to the time period of your chosen moving average, as discussed above, and this is really the most important setting to consider.

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Input settings for the TiG Moving Average Indicator

At TiG we try to make all our indicators as customisable as possible. Below is some information about what the input settings do and a quick reference guide to the indicators default values. Please use this guide if you need to reset your indicator to the default factory settings. Name Price Value (defaults) Close Description Can be set to Open, High, Low or Close. The look back length can be changed from 1 to as many bars as you have loaded into your current chart. It sets the number of bars that the indicator will reference before it displays. The default value of Length1 is 8. It is recommended that you use the default value when you first start trading this indicator. Of course, you may choose to change this value once you become more familiar with the markets you are trading. If you want to look at the larger trend we recommend looking at a larger time frame (e.g. If you are placing trades on a daily chart, we recommend looking at the weekly chart to help further gauge the larger trend in the market.) The look back length can be changed from 1 to as many bars as you have loaded into your current chart. It sets the number of bars that the indicator will reference before it displays. The default value of Length2 is 21. It is recommended that you use the default value when you first start trading this indicator. Of course, you may choose to change this value once you become more familiar with the markets you are trading. If you want to look at the larger trend we recommend looking at a larger time frame (e.g. If you are placing trades on a daily chart, we recommend looking at the weekly chart to help further gauge the larger trend in the market.) LongColour ShortColour 0 0 LongColour relates to the colour of the Moving Average when price is above the Moving Average. ShortColour relates to the colour of the Moving Average when price is below the Moving Average.

Length1

Length2

21

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Contact Us
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