How To Show The Start of a Moving Average Period
You can now use a dot, line or dashed line to demarcate the initial point from which a Moving Average of any type is being calculated. (For example, a dot is placed 50 bars back on a 50-bar moving average to show where the beginning of the average calculation is.)
1. Click on the Moving Average name in the Chart pane legend
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Click here to learn how to add a Moving Average to the price chart.
2. Select Edit from the dropdown menu.
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3. Select the way you want to show the beginning period of the Moving Average. Click OK to save the notation.
- Dot--places a dot at the beginning point of the moving average calculation.
- Line--places a vertical line on the chart at the beginning point of the moving average calculation.
- Dashed Line--places a vertical dashed line on the chart at the beginning point of the moving average calculation.
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