Moving Average Base (MA)

StratCraft indicator page for the base moving average line.

Route: /indicators/ma/

What It Does

MA is the catalog's base moving average entry. In this data set it is also aliased to SMA and SimpleMovingAverage.

Formula

MA = average(price over period)

Parameters

  • period - default 30

C++23 API

#include <nonabt/indicators/ma.hpp>
auto ma = std::make_unique<nonabt::MA>(data().close(), 30);

Common Usage

  • Use MA as a baseline for trend direction.
  • Combine fast and slow MA lines for crossover systems.
  • Use it as a cleaner reference line when you want a generic moving average entry.