Mean Deviation (MEANDEVIATION)

StratCraft indicator page for average distance from a moving average.

Route: /indicators/meandeviation/

What It Does

MEANDEVIATION measures how far price typically moves away from its moving-average baseline over the lookback window.

Formula

Mean Deviation = average(|Price - Moving Average|)

Parameters

• period - default 20
• movav - default MovingAverageSimple

C++23 API

#include <nonabt/indicators/meandeviation.hpp>
auto meanDev = std::make_unique<nonabt::MEANDEVIATION>(data().close(), 20, "MovingAverageSimple");

Common Usage

• Use it as a volatility context measure around a baseline.
• Combine it with band-style systems or breakout filters.
• Helpful when you need a direct average-distance reading instead of a standard deviation.