Module 2   Technical AnalysisChapter 13

Moving Averages

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We have all learnt about averages in school, moving average is just an extension of that. Moving averages are trend indicators and are frequently used due to their simplicity and effectiveness. Before we learn moving averages, let us have a quick recap on how averages are calculated.

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Assume 5 people are sitting on a nice sunny beach enjoying a nice chilled bottled beverage. The sun is so bright and nice that each one of them ends up drinking several bottles of the beverage. Assume the final count to be something like this:

Sl No Person No of Bottles
01 A 07
02 B 05
03 C 06
04 D 03
05 E 08
Total # of bottles consumed 29

Assume a 6th person walks in to find out 29 bottles of beverages lying around them. He can quickly get a sense of ‘roughly’ how many bottles each of them consumed by dividing [the total number of bottles]  by [total number of people].

In this case, it would be:

=29/5
=5.8 bottles per head.

So, the average, in this case, tells us roughly how many bottles each person had consumed. Obviously, there would be few of them who had consumed above and below the average. For example, Person E drank 8 bottles of beverage, which is way above the average of 5.8 bottles. Likewise, person D drank just 3 bottles of beverage, which is way below the average of 5.8 bottles. Therefore the average is just an estimate, and one cannot expect it to be accurate.

Extending the concept to stocks, here are the closing prices of ITC Limited for the last 5 trading sessions. The last 5-day average close would be calculated as follows:

Date Closing Price
14/07/14 344.95
15/07/14 342.35
16/07/14 344.20
17/07/14 344.25
18/07/14 344.0
Total 1719.75

= 1719.75 / 5
= 343.95

Hence the average closing price of ITC over the last 5 trading sessions is 343.95.

13.1 – The ‘moving’ average (also called the simple moving average)

Consider a situation where you want to calculate the average closing price of Marico Limited for the latest 5 days. The data is as follows:

Date Closing Price
21/07/14 239.2
22/07/14 240.6
23/07/14 241.8
24/07/14 242.8
25/07/14 247.9
Total 1212.3

= 1212.3/ 5
= 242.5

Hence the average closing price of Marico over the last 5 trading sessions is 242.5

Moving forward, the next day, i.e. 28th July (26th and 27th were Saturday and Sunday respectively) we have a new data point. This implies now the ‘new’ latest 5 days would be 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th and 28th. We will drop the data point belonging to the 21st as our objective is to calculate the latest 5-day average.

Date Closing Price
22/07/14 240.6
23/07/14 241.8
24/07/14 242.8
25/07/14 247.9
28/07/14 250.2
Total 1223.3

= 1223.3/ 5
= 244.66

Hence the average closing price of Marico over the last 5 trading sessions is 244.66

As you can see, we have included the latest data (28th July) and discarded the oldest data (21st July) to calculate the 5-day average.  On 29th, we would include 29th data and exclude 22nd data, on 30th, we would include 30th data point but eliminate 23rd data, so on.

We are essentially moving to the latest data point and discarding the oldest to calculate the latest 5-day average. Hence the name “moving” average!

In the above example, the calculation of the moving average is based on the closing prices.  Sometimes, moving averages are also calculated using other parameters such as high, low, and open. However, the closing prices are used mostly by the traders and investors as it reflects the price at which the market finally settles down.

Moving averages can be calculated for any time frame, from minutes, hours to years.  Any time frame can be selected from the charting software-based of your requirements.

For those of you familiar with excel, here is a screenshot of how moving averages are calculated on MS Excel. Notice how the cell reference moves in the average formula, eliminating the oldest to include the latest data points.

Cell Ref Date Close Price 5 Day Average Average Formula
D3 1-Jan-14 1287.7
D4 2-Jan-14 1279.25
D5 3-Jan-14 1258.95
D6 6-Jan-14 1249.7
D7 7-Jan-14 1242.4
D8 8-Jan-14 1268.75 1263.6 =AVERAGE(D3:D7)
D9 9-Jan-14 1231.2 1259.81 =AVERAGE(D4:D8)
D10 10-Jan-14 1201.75 1250.2 =AVERAGE(D5:D9)
D11 13-Jan-14 1159.2 1238.76 =AVERAGE(D6:D10)
D12 14-Jan-14 1157.25 1220.66 =AVERAGE(D7:D11)
D13 15-Jan-14 1141.35 1203.63 =AVERAGE(D8:D12)
D14 16-Jan-14 1152.5 1178.15 =AVERAGE(D9:D13)
D15 17-Jan-14 1139.6 1162.41 =AVERAGE(D10:D14)
D16 20-Jan-14 1140.6 1149.98 =AVERAGE(D11:D15)
D17 21-Jan-14 1166.35 1146.26 =AVERAGE(D12:D16)
D18 22-Jan-14 1165.4 1148.08 =AVERAGE(D13:D17)
D19 23-Jan-14 1168.25 1152.89 =AVERAGE(D14:D18)

As it is evident, the moving average changes as and when the closing price changes. As calculated above, a moving average is called a ‘Simple Moving Average’ (SMA). Since we are calculating it as per the latest 5 days of data, it is called referred to as 5 Day SMA.

The averages for the 5 days (or it could be anything like 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 days) are then joined to form a smooth curving line known as the moving average line, and it continues to move as the time progresses.

In the chart shown below, I have overlaid a 5 day SMA over ACC’s candlestick graph.

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So what does a moving average indicator, and how does one use it?  There are many moving average applications, and shortly I will introduce a simple trading system based on moving averages. But before that, let us learn about the Exponential Moving Average.

13.2 – The exponential moving average

Consider the data points used in this example,

Date Closing Price
22/07/14 240.6
23/07/14 241.8
24/07/14 242.8
25/07/14 247.9
28/07/14 250.2
Total 1214.5

When one calculates the average across these numbers, there is an unstated assumption. We are essentially giving each data point equal importance. We are assuming that the data point on 22nd July is as important as the data point on 28th July. However, when it comes to markets, this may not always be true

Remember the basic assumption of technical analysis – markets discount everything. This means the latest price you see (on 28th July) discounts all the known and unknown information. This also implies the price on 28th is more sacred than the price on 25th.

One would like to assign weightage to data points based on the ‘newness’ of the data. Therefore the data point on 28th July gets the highest weightage, 25th July gets the next highest weightage, 24th July gets the 3rd highest, and so on.

By doing so, I have essentially scaled the data points according to its newness – the latest data point gets the maximum attention, and the oldest data point gets the least attention.

The average calculated on this scaled set of numbers gives us the Exponential Moving Average (EMA). I deliberately skipped the EMA calculation part, simply because most of the technical analysis software lets us drag and drop the EMA on prices. Hence we will focus on EMA’s application as opposed to its calculation.

Here is a chart of Cipla Ltd. I have plotted a 50 day SMA (black) and a 50 day EMA (red) on Cipla’s closing prices. Though both SMA and EMA are for a 50 day period, you can notice that the EMA is more reactive to the prices and sticks closer to the price.

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EMA is quicker to react to the current market price because EMA gives more importance to the most recent data points. This helps the trader to take quicker trading decisions. Hence, for this reason, traders prefer the use of the EMA over the SMA.

13.3 – A simple application of moving average

The moving average can be used to identify buying and selling opportunities with its own merit. When the stock price trades above its average price, it means the traders are willing to buy the stock at a price higher than its average price. This means the traders are optimistic about the stock price going higher. Therefore one should look at buying opportunities.

Likewise, when the stock price trades below its average price, it means the traders are willing to sell the stock at a price lesser than its average price. This means the traders are pessimistic about the stock price movement. Therefore one should look at selling opportunities.

We can develop a simple trading system based on these conclusions. A trading system can be defined as a set of rules that help you identify entry and exit points.

We will now try and define one such trading system based on a 50-day exponential moving average. Remember a good trading system gives you a signal to enter a trade and a signal to close out the trade.  We can define the moving average trading system with the following rules:

Rule 1) Buy (go long) when the current market price turns greater than the 50 days EMA. Once you go long, you should stay invested till the necessary sell condition is satisfied.

Rule 2) Exit the long position (square off) when the current market price turns lesser than the 50 days EMA.

Here is a chart that shows the application of the trading system on Ambuja cement. The black line on the price chart is the 50-day exponential moving average.

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Starting from left, the first opportunity to buy originated at 165, highlighted on the charts as [email protected] Notice, at point B1, the stock price moved to a point higher than its 50 days EMA. Hence as per the trading system rule, we initiate a fresh long position.

We stay invested by the trading system till we get an exit signal, which we eventually got at 187, marked as [email protected] This trade generated a profit of Rs.22 per share.

The next signal to go long came at [email protected], followed by a signal to square off at [email protected] This trade was not as impressive as it resulted in a profit of just Rs.4. However, the last trade, [email protected], and [email protected] were quite impressive, resulting in a profit of Rs.50.

Here is a quick summary of these trades based on the trading system fared:

Sl No Buy Price Sell Price Gain/Loss % Return
01 165 187 22 13%
02 178 182 04 2.2%
03 165 215 50 30%

From the above table, it is obvious that the first and last trades were profitable, but the 2nd trade was not so profitable. If you inspect why this happened, it is evident that the stock was trending during the 1st and the 3rd trade, but during the 2nd trade, the stock moved sideways.

This leads us to a significant conclusion about the moving averages. Moving averages works brilliantly when there is a trend and fails to perform when the stock moves sideways. This basically means the ‘Moving average’ in its simplest form is a trend following system.

From my own personal experience of trading based on moving averages, I have noticed a few important characteristics:

  1. Moving averages gives you many trading signals (buy and sell) during a sideways market. Most of these signals result in marginal profits, if not for losses
  2. However usually one of those many trades results in a massive rally (like the [email protected] trade) leading to impressive gains
  3. It would be tough to segregate the big winner from the many small trades
  4. Hence the trader should not be selective in terms of selecting signals that moving average system suggest. In fact, the trader should trade all the trades that the system suggests
  5. Remember the losses are minimized in a moving average system, but that 1 big trade is good enough to compensate for all the losses and can give you sufficient profits
  6. The profit-making trade ensures you are in the trend as long as the trend lasts. Sometimes even upto several months. For this reason, MA can be used as a proxy for identifying long term investment ideas
  7. The key to MA trading system is to take all the trades and not be judgmental about the signals being generated by the system.

Here is another example of BPCL, where the MA system suggested multiple trades during the sideways market; however, none of them was really profitable. However, the last trade resulted in a 67% profit in about 5 months.

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13.4 – Moving average crossover system

As its evident now the problem with the plain vanilla moving average system is that it generates far too many trading signals in a sideways market. A moving average crossover system is an improvisation over the plain vanilla moving average system. It helps the trader to take fewer trades in a sideways market.

Instead of the usual single moving average in a MA crossover system, the trader combines two moving averages. This is usually referred to as ‘smoothing’.

A typical example of this would be to combine a 50 day EMA, with a 100 day EMA. The shorter moving average (50 days in this case) is also referred to as the faster-moving average. The longer moving average (100 days moving average) is referred to as the slower moving average.

The shorter moving average takes a lesser number of data points to calculate the average, and hence it tends to stick closer to the current market price and therefore reacts more quickly. A longer moving average takes more data points to calculate the average, and hence it tends to stay away from the current market price. Hence the reactions are slower.

Here is the Bank of Baroda chart, showing you how the two moving averages stack up when loaded on a chart.

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As you can see, the black 50 day EMA line is closer to the current market price (as it reacts faster) compared to the pink 100 days EMA (as it reacts slower).

Traders have modified the plain vanilla MA system with the crossover system to smoothen out the entry and exit points. The trader gets far fewer signals in the process, but the chances of the trade being profitable are quite high.

The entry and exit rules for the crossover system is as stated below:

Rule 1) – Buy (fresh long) when the short term moving averages turns greater than the long term moving average. Stay in the trade as long as this condition is satisfied

Rule 2) – Exit the long position (square off) when the short term moving average turns lesser than the longer-term moving average

Let us apply the MA crossover system to the same BPCL example that we looked at. For ease of comparison, I have reproduced the BPCL’s chart with a single 50 day MA.

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Notice, when the markets were moving sideways, MA suggested at least 3 trading signals. However, the 4th trade was the winner which resulted in 67% profit.

The chart shown below shows the application of a MA crossover system with 50 and 100 days EMA.

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The black line plots the 50-day moving average and the pink line plots the 100-day moving average. As per the cross overrule, the signal to go long originates when the 50-day moving average (short term MA) crosses over the 100-day moving average (long term MA). The crossover point has been highlighted with an arrow. Please do notice how the crossover system keeps the trader away from the 3 unprofitable trades. This is the biggest advantage of a cross over system.

A trader can use any combination to create a MA cross over system. Some of the popular combinations for a swing trader would be:

  1. 9 day EMA with 21 days EMA – use this for short term trades ( upto few trading session)
  2. 25 day EMA with 50 days EMA – use this to identify medium-term trade (upto few weeks)
  3. 50 day EMA with 100 Day EMA – use this to identify trades that lasts upto few months
  4. 100 day EMA with 200 days EMA – use this to identify long term trades (investment opportunities), some of them can even last for over a year or more.

Remember, longer the time frame, the lesser the number of trading signals.

Here is an example of a 25 x 50 EMA crossover. Three trading signals qualify under the crossover rule.

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Needless to say, the MA crossover system can also be applied for intraday trading. For instance, one could use the 15 x 30 minutes crossover to identify intraday opportunities. A more aggressive trader could use a 5 x 10-minute crossover.

You may have heard this popular saying in the markets – “The trend is your, friend”. Well, the moving averages help you identify this friend.

Remember, MA is a trend following system – as long as there is a trend, the moving averages work brilliantly. It does not matter which time frame you use or which cross over combination you use.


Key takeaways from this chapter

  1. A standard average calculation is a quick approximation of a series of numbers
  2. In an average calculation where the latest data is included, and the oldest is excluded called a Moving Average
  3. The simple moving average (SMA) gives equal weightage to all data points in the series
  4. An exponential moving average (EMA) scales the data according to its newness. Recent data gets the maximum weightage, and the oldest gets the least weightage
  5. For all practical purposes, use an EMA as opposed to SMA. This is because the EMA gives more weightage to the most recent data points
  6. The outlook is bullish when the current market price is greater than the EMA. The outlook turns bearish when the current market price turns lesser than the EMA
  7. In a non-trending market, moving averages may result in whipsaws, thereby causing frequent losses. To overcome this, an EMA crossover system is adopted
  8. In a typical crossover system, the price chart is overlaid with two EMAs. The shorter EMA is faster to react, while the longer EMA is slower to react
  9. The outlook turns bullish when the faster EMA crosses and is above the slower EMA. Hence one should look at buying the stock. The trade lasts upto a point where the faster EMA starts going below, the slower EMA
  10. The longer the time frame one chooses for a crossover system, the lesser the trading signals.

1,350 comments

  1. jagadeesh says:

    Hello Sir,
    First of all thank you so much for what you guys are doing . 🙂
    I have a doubt.Can i select 9×21 crossover system on 5min. chart for intraday opportunities?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Thanks 🙂

      Yes, you can use a 9 x 21 on a 5 minute candle.

      • ravi shankar says:

        I have a one question regarding use MA crossover system how its work and how we can find call . in both line.. for intraday.

      • Anil says:

        Can you explain how to draw 15 * 30 mins crossover ? I am not clear

        • You will first need to decide on the number of candles for which you want the MA. Then, you can open a 15 min chart and add 2 moving averages with the period ‘X’ and ‘X*2’
          Say you want to plot for 100 candles. Choose 100 for 1st MA and 200 for 2nd MA. That will give you a 15 min * 30 min crossover

          • VADDADI PRUTHVI says:

            The period you have mentioned is in days. How can we select no of candles in 15*30 minutes chart and how to plot chat for 15*30minutes. Please tell clearly as I am new to using the tools.

      • Rajiv says:

        Sir, as you rightly mentioned, I’ve also noticed that MA’s perform whenever the market’s in a trend. However, I’ve observed this quite often and feel that the duration of the EMA crossovers need to be backtested on a scrip across its historical data points to arrive at the best possible trade entry/exit positions. For ex: I’ve found that a 5×20 EMA crossover on 5-min Heikin Ashi candlestick pattern works pretty well for HINDALCO.

      • Rayen Dias says:

        Does it work for Intraday trade?

      • Sahil says:

        Sir can you tell me in last chart there are two moving averages .my ques. Is
        Why those lines are getting up and down with each other.?

  2. rajeshck32 says:

    how to avoid whip saws in the cross over systems

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You can avoid whip saws to some extent by using a higher value moving average.

      • rajeshck32 says:

        how to avoid whipsaw of higher value cross over , if you continue this there won’t
        be any trade to take , can you elaborate on your answer. if you go on choosing higher value where is the end .

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Agreed. The thing is, if you choose a higher MA cross over, whipsaws are reduced to a great extent. However avoiding whipsaws while using MA system is not possible…especially when the markets are moving sideways. So between the two i.e lower MA and higher MA, I would suggest a higher value MA crossover as it tends to reduces the whipsaws.

          • Muthu Kishor Ganesan says:

            Karthik, Can you enlighten me on whipsaws. I’m new to that word

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Whipsaw is a term used when the market fluctuates between two price points for a prolonged period. For example if a stock is trading between 950 and 975 for the longest period then both bulls and bears will find it difficult to make meaningful money. This is because the stock is fluctuating between two price levels (which are close to each other)…and usually the fluctuations are rapid. This is called “Whipsaws”.

          • saurabhrendale says:

            Thanks Karthik for the explanation of whipsaw, I knew what it meant, but was not sure why this happens. One idea that i had was whipsaw was a result of some negative news in the market at that time.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Cheers, happy to clear that doubt for you 🙂

          • saurabhrendale says:

            🙂

          • Gyan says:

            If there are whipsaws, then doesn’t it mean that there is no trend and we shouldn’t use MA Crossover in no-trend market.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Yes, MAs does not really give you great results when the markets whipsaws.

      • kunal says:

        average is average whats higher and lower in it??

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Moving average – changes as new data flows in.

          • kunal says:

            but suppose if i wanna take average of last 5 sessions (1st day, 2nd day, 3rd day, 4th day, 5th day)and its 1000 then whats the higher value in this . the only value we have is 1000.whats the high average and low average we have only 1 average and ie 1000
            i hope i made my que clear to u

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            What if the data on the 5th day is skewed and your average jumps to 1000 from the usual 650?

  3. Chandra choodan Nair says:

    Which crossover system and candle chart are preferable for intra day trading in MCX bullion market. Thank you.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Irrespective of the asset class for intra day trading I would advice 10 or 15 mins charts..as longer the time duration is longer, the more reliable is the trading signal. Going by the same logic, I would advice you to use slightly longer term MA cross over for better accuracy.

      • Saurabh says:

        Thanks Sir,
        Thanks for your valuable guidance pl tell me in 10/15 mint chart or in intra day trading which indicator are best to do technical analysis,
        I am new here in this field and using Zerodha as my preferred broker ☺
        Thanks in advance!

  4. Nitesh sharma says:

    Karthik Can you Please explain something about divergence

    • jagadeesh says:

      Hi nitesh,
      A stock is said to be in divergence when the momentum forms lower peaks while the stock is forming higher peaks….
      Reverse is true for bear markets.. Hav a look at the following picture for a better understanding..

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Jagadeesh has posted a quick background information. I will try and elaborate on it sometime soon…but I personally don’t like to look at divergence and convergence, hence have not covered it in Varsity.

  5. Nitesh sharma says:

    Hi Karthik

    How to Trade the Below Situation when no cross overs happening and the RSI and Stoacstics not in Favor of short trade

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      From what I can see from the chart, clearly the trade is in favor of a long position. This is because the MA cross over has already happened and it seems like a trend is being formed. I would wait for a retracement on low volumes to enter a position. Ofcoure, the other checklist items should also comply.

  6. Nitesh sharma says:

    Hi Karthik,

    In the below chart even though the Price is Retracing Upwards the EMA cross over has hapend , how trade can be avoided in this type of situation , also what other indicator i can mix with this to filter the same .

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Nithesh, few things I notice from this chart –

      1) I see a very nice double bottom formation ard 4345 suggesting a long
      2) I see a hammer being formed at the end of the 2nd double bottom suggesting a long
      3) Volumes are great
      4) MACD crossover suggests a long

      If both S&R also are supportive, then I guess this is a clear case of being long on this stock. Also, for it is best if you overlay the moving averages on the price chart and not on a separate plane.

    • rajeshck32 says:

      bro see my jan 5 th comment on how whipsaws can be avoided , if you go on including indicators you can never trade totally confused ,in above situation ,even macd is telling it will go up .( flat macd method ).

  7. Arunava Bhattacharya says:

    Sir,
    First of all, many many congratulations for your effort, I’ve not seen such an effort to educate & support traders. God bless.

    I’ve a doubt regarding the MA crossover system (last figure of this chapter – 25&50 MA crossover). The first two trades are in loss, as we entered @ high and exit @ low, please clarify.

    With best of my regards,

    Arunava BHattacharya.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Thank you 🙂

      Yes, the first 2 trades are loss making. This is because the stock was in a sideways movement. MA crossover works best when we have a trending market and fails when we are in sideways market. This is what is being highlighted in the chart.

    • rajeshck32 says:

      sir if you observe care fully the candle in which crossover has happened in all the cases , there is one thing common .

      • Karthik Rangappa says:

        Bullish Candle?

        • rajeshck32 says:

          candle { crossover} high or low has to be broken and CLOSE above or below , THAN TAKE IN THE NEXT CANDLE . IT IS SIMPLE . STOPLOSS PREVIOUS CANDLE LOW OR HIGH , TECHNICALLY SPEAKING THERE HAS TO BE STRENGTH AFTER THE CROSSOVER TO MOVE . YOU COULD HAVE INSIDE BAR IF THERE IS NO STRENGTH , WHICH WILL GIVE THE DIRECTION OF THE TRADE .

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Interesting perspective there. Hope readers benefit from the insight.

          • Vivek says:

            Dear Rajesh and Karthik
            I hope you don’t mind my ignorance as I am totally new to this sort of analysis. It has been a commendable effort from Zerodha team to come with such an effort for novices like us.
            Could you please explain in detail the perspective in the last reply of yours… I am not sure I got you.
            Thanks in advance.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Hopefully Rajesh should pitch in 🙂

  8. rajeshck32 says:

    SIR CAN YOU INCLUDE ONE TOPIC ON HOW TO CUT DOWN WHIPSAWS . IN EVERY INDICATOR . IF THIS IS IN RESPONSES HERE ,THIS WILL NOT BE SEEN BY ALL .

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, one of the best ways to deal with this is keeping a ‘trailing stoploss’. Will talk about it sometime soon. Thanks.

    • DR1184 says:

      if we r using MA system , i think Long/Short Entry into whipsaw is unavoidable (i.e. whipsaw is visible only in hindsight)
      breakouts often happen after lengthy whipsaw.
      what really matters is ‘exit’ condition.
      if exit point is well defined , one can profit from whipsaws too.. or in some cases , whipsaws are very desirable. ( : scalping ? )
      (e.g. , CLOSE > (REF(CLOSE,3) + 10))

      • Karthik Rangappa says:

        You are right on this…also, whipsaws are very desirable for scalping…even here exit matters.

        • Raghavendra says:

          Hi Karthik,

          I did not understand the code mentioned by DR1184 in the end of his comment. What does that mean?..
          Also is there a chapter which takes us through the codes and formulas?..

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            The code is just an exit condition for the trade wherein it specifies “I would like to exit the trade when the closing price of the current candle exceeds the close value of the last 3 candles plus 10 more points”.

            We are in the process of structuring the content for “AFL for traders” which is all about coding the formulas in the AFL (Amibroker formula language), will keep you posted on that. Meanwhile please do follow us on twitter for instant updates — http://www.twitter.com/ZVarsity

  9. vasanth says:

    Can i use Moving average cross over system alone to take the trading decision? If so what’s the probability of success rate?
    I have checked alone also it’s giving good result. Requesting your suggestion please.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Of course you can. But do remember a solid MA system with high success ratio requires you have a long term averages …something like 50 day x 100 day or 100 day x 200 day…but when you do so the number of trading signals reduces. In essence higher the time frame, better the accuracy and lower the number of signals.

  10. vasanth says:

    Can i use Moving average cross over system alone to take the trading decision? If so what’s the probability of success rate?
    I have checked alone also it’s giving good result even if low volume. Requesting your suggestion please.

  11. vasanth says:

    Can i use Moving average cross over system alone to take the trading decision? If so what’s the probability of success rate?
    I have checked alone also it’s giving good result even if low voume. Requesting your suggestion please.

  12. vasanth says:

    If i am looking after 5 Mins intraday chart which time frame can give better result while using Cross over MA alone?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Try 21 x 9 average. I’m not saying this is the best combination…but you may want to just give it a shot.

      • Virender says:

        When u say 5 minute intra day chart and 21*9 AMA, it means the candlestick will form every 5 minute and the two AMA will be 21 DAYS average and 9 DAYS average right?

        Somewhere you had said 50*100 means number of candles you want and I’m getting more and more confused 🙁
        How to interpret this whenever you say something about x * y

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Virender, 5 * 21 day SMA means that a moving average will be formed using 5-day closing price and another moving average will be formed over 21-day closing price. Replace the day with minute, the interpretation remains the same.

          • PRUTHVI says:

            Hi Karthik,
            If i want to use 15*30min then 100ma and 200ma converts into 1500 and 6000 mins or what please confirm I am having a confusion in it.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            I’m not sure what you mean by 15*30 mins. You will have to stick to one time frame, for example, 15mins. Once you do that, 100 MA will correspond to the last the average of the last 100, 15 minutes candle. Likewise with 200MA.

  13. akshaay says:

    want trading in bank nifty future.I request any experience trader who can advice about MA, Indicators , Time frames etc .Thanks

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The underlying does not make any difference. Whether you are trading Nifty futures, Bank Nifty Futures, or Crude Oil futures the principle of trading remains the same.

  14. vasanth says:

    How to be cautious & avoid trading in whipsaws while using MA cross over strategy?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      This really depends on your time frame. As a rule of thumb, the longer the MA combination the lesser the whipsaws. For example a 20 x 9 MA crossover system will generate lesser whipsaws when compared to 3 x 5 MA crossover.

    • rajeshck32 says:

      Pls refer above comments . my resech on how to avoid whipsaws in moving avarages

  15. vasanth says:

    Consistently I tried 9X21 MA cross over in 5 Mins Intraday chart but sometimes it get failed. Can you suggest Crossover MA strategy with any combination for best results? Like candlesticks with R&S and Volume…

  16. vasanth says:

    Even i tried triple combination cross over MA of 9X15X21, once 9 crosses 15, alert signal & after 21 taking position. Sometimes it’s not working well which results in loss.

  17. Devaki Nandan says:

    Hi Karthik, thanks for presenting all this useful technical info in an excellent manner…hats off to you and your team. well my understanding is that trading based on MA crossover will not result into losses though sometimes it may be marginal profit or large profits and also at lower time frame with lesser period MA combination may result into higher whipsaws….is my observation correct?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You are absolutely correct on this one.

      • Devaki Nandan says:

        thanks Karthik. well I have a doubt. many a times candlestick pattern gets formed around S&R levels to confirm long or short but after sometime trend changes i.e. it breaks the S&R level and trade goes against us. against this pattern strategy, MA crossover strategy ensures that either trade is in our favour or marginally against unless strong gap up or gap down opening. so why have you kept the candlestick pattern on top in the checklist when MA crossover strategy gives better results? though it is good to have all the checklist items but its not possible in the intra-day trade. also how safe is to do intra day trade based on flat MA crossover strategy? thanks in advance for your time and advise.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Well, the problem with MA strategy is that they work very well in a trending market. But market can remain range bound for more time than anyone can imagine. In fact the whole of 2012 was range bound with virtually no movement in the market. In such circumstances MA based strategies just wont work, hence you will have to rely on candlesticks to identify opportunities. Like with anything else, relying on just 1 technique may be not a great idea in markets.

  18. girish says:

    karthik sir..
    25-50 ema day bearish indicator.
    thank you sir

  19. girish says:

    karthik sir..
    25-50 ema day bearish indicator, gravita stock.
    thank you sir

  20. girish says:

    dear karthik ji..
    I’m very happy because of I started own researching stocks, all indicators working & zerodha technical analyst module is super, it’s helped for a lot…must read patiently everybody who is in market and keep practising……i’m interesting to search own indicators is’t possible to imagine karthik ji…?
    thank you

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Glad to know this Girish. Yes, you can develop your one indicators…its just a matter of getting the thought process right.

  21. DR1184 says:

    hello Sir ,
    . EMA would more whipsaws in sideways market.? if yes , is it good to prefer SMA ?
    . MA gives us ‘late entry’ into a trend, how can we use PSAR along with MA system ? for right timing into trade.
    thnx,
    Rajesh

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      EMA is always more desirable as it takes into account the latest information from markets. Will probably include an additional topic on MA & PSAR sometime soon.

  22. TSS KISHORE says:

    Dear Sir,

    In the above Girsh Chart on Gravita India I would like to go long as the prior trend is downward and a marabozu formed at the bottom of the trend and RSI is rising from 30-50 range. But as stated by Girish C/O of EMA`S are not suggesting. Pl. correct me. Regards

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Marubuzo is the only pattern which does not require a prior trend. As long as you think the trade is good to go, you should take it.

  23. Durgesh kumar says:

    Sir,, where to get technical analysis software

  24. Muthu Kishor Ganesan says:

    Hi karthik,
    If i had missed a to go long during a short term ema crosses up over long term ema, Can i buy that stock after that? so that i can sell when the ema reverses?

  25. chandrashekhar kapal says:

    superb ananlysis sir thank u so much
    sir elborate about pi trading terminal pls

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Thanks for your interest. We are thinking of putting up some stuff related to Pi soon.

  26. CHANDRASHEKHAR says:

    IN SECOND CHART OF THIS NOTES HOW MANY DAYS HAVE U SELECTED OF BPCL STOCK SIR
    AND THIS ALL FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE ON PI TRADING TERMINAL
    AND WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10 MIN EMA AND 10 DAYS EMA
    AND AGAIN THE SAME Q IS THIS ALL INDICATORS AVAILABLE IN PI SOFTWARE

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      BPCL is EOD chart here. All these indicators and more are available on Pi. Please do visit http://www.zerodha.com/pi to know more.

      10 mins EMA considers 10 min candles as look back period…likewise the 10 day EMA considers a lookback period of 10 End of day periods.

  27. CHANDRASHEKHAR says:

    WHICH COMBINATIONS OF INDICATORS WE CAN USE FOR INTRADAY TRADING ON NIFTY SPOT WHICH CAN SUIT INTRADAY
    KINDLY REQUEST U TO PLS SUGGEST

  28. Chandrashekhar says:

    thank u sir looking forward to other modules which are coming soon

  29. sarath says:

    which is the best stochastic intraday set up

  30. NARSIMHA says:

    sir,how to plot EMA CROOSOVERS IN PI &when we plot s&r the graph gets smurged(iday)should we plot s&r cloe&open a new chart of same for better visbility(cstics)r is there any other way explian both question detailly as iam not so good at basics,bcoz of ur knowledge sharing we r trying

  31. Rishi Sekhri says:

    Sir, for intraday charts, MACD is better or EMA is better can we use 12*25 EMA for 5, 10 & 15 min Intraday Charts?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Certainly. Although I should tell you my views are biased as I always like to use the EMA for its simplicity and matter of fact approach.

  32. Rishi Sekhri says:

    Ok Sir, thanx a lot

  33. jaya krishna says:

    dear sir, pls suggest me which is the best EMA that can b used in nifty future trading? AND what is the best MACD?

  34. Chandrashekhar says:

    do we use a combination of candlestick pattern, s & r and volume in commodity trading and second question is can we use ema crossover with rsi in commodity pls do reply
    thank u

  35. Chandrashekhar says:

    Specially in crude oil, gold, silver,copper

  36. Varun Agarwal says:

    Karthik thanks a lot for your efforts in this module. My learning has been tremendous and loving it. I have a specific query.

    On PI i attempted to create EMA with 9X21, 21X50, 50X50 for 1 day intraday, 1 week and 6 months (tried all three EMA’s for each time frame) but could not find any crossover. I did it for Lupin Shares from 17-July-2015 to 24-July-2015. Also plotted all three in 3 different charts at same time on 24-July-2015 intraday there was not cross over happening at all. This particular share had beautiful price movement (a prerequiste for EMA). Can you help me where i am going wrong ?

  37. Varun Agarwal says:

    i attempted to create EMA with 9X21, 21X50, 50X100 for 1 day intraday, 1 week and 6 months (tried all three EMA’s for each time frame for same frame in differnet charts) but could not find any crossover. I did it for Lupin Shares from 17-July-2015 to 24-July-2015. Also plotted all three in 3 different charts at same time on 24-July-2015 intraday there was not cross over happening at all.

  38. Priyatam says:

    Sir,
    I trade intraday in Nifty. I have to pick only 5 points with 50 qty. Because I want to make 20-30 trades daily so I can get huge profit by end of day.
    Kindly tell me these parameters :
    1. Periodicity, interval & days in chart
    2. EMA Crossover Slow & Fast interval
    3. How to draw a moving average line on the volume bars
    4. Which indicators should I use? ( MACD, RSI, BB )

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I’m afraid I may not be the right person to answer this, for I don’t know how to generate these kinds of trades on a daily basis. However I can answer your 3rd question –

      To plot the MA over volumes – it depends on the software you use. Usually this can be done by dragging and dropping the volume indicator from the tool bar on the volume data.

  39. manus says:

    Suppose I want to do intraday trading with my capital x 10 or 20 ( brokers capital or margin money or leverage etc. in say TATA MOTORS cash equity segment. Hence my capacity now is to buy 1000 shares at one go or sell the same. Can you tell me exactly as to I have to look to which indicator so that I can buy shares or take entry? Same for selling or exit? Or say first sell then buy at low? From the candles I am sure even God can earn profit. Some other tools like PSAR, AVERAGE, SUPER TREND must be used. What is this 20 days EMA and 50 days EMA? Where can I get it? Where exactly MCAD is used?

  40. manus says:

    Say I want trade with TATA MOTORS futures contract 1 lot. Lot size I will know. My question is will I be able to buy this futures contract of TATA MOTORS of 29 Oct 2015 @ current market price. Or it’s price is special and different from current market price of TATA MOTORS?

  41. aehsan4004 says:

    1) is it true that moving averages do not generate false / loss making calls ?

    2) i use PI and i am not aware which indicators to use for intraday trading ?

    3) what should be ideal timeframe for candlestick chart for intraday & ideal MA gap between short & long MA for MA signal generation ?

    4) anyway to combine other indicators with MA to generate better signals ? which combination would u suggest ?

    5) if you can be kind enough to share which indicator / combination you use for your trading ?

    thank you

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      1) MA do tend to give out false signals especially during sideways markets
      2) Start with simple MA indicators, this should be good
      3) Higher the frequency, lesser the noise component. Suggest you use 15 mins data for intraday
      4) MA + Candlesticks + Support Resistance should be a good start
      5) Many, depends on the situation. More often than not i look at MAs.

  42. Pratibha says:

    I got that : One can decide to make fresh buy position as soon as stock prices goes above the 50 Day SMA butif Day SMA ? then he will not be able to maximize profit ? How can he decide to sell at highest or near High price b/w those 2 points? If he waits for stock to come down the 50 Day SMA, he would be missing the oppurtunity to sell at high b/w those 2 points.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You cant really time the markets to perfection. Even if you capture 40% of the rally, its job well done.

  43. aehsan4004 says:

    1) is it true that moving averages do not generate false / loss making calls ?

    2) i use PI and i am not aware which indicators to use for intraday trading ?

    3) what should be ideal timeframe for candlestick chart for intraday & ideal MA gap between short & long MA for MA signal generation ?

    4) anyway to combine other indicators with MA to generate better signals ? which combination would u suggest ?

    5) if you can be kind enough to share which indicator / combination you use for your trading ?

    thank you

  44. Lalit Sharma says:

    I have just gone through EMA cross over chart pattern and want to experiment 15*30 minutes on day trading. Is 15*30 ok or anyother else to be tried?

    Kindly inform if the same chart is available in Kite or PI software and if yes, in which drop down box or how to create? I request to guide step by step.

    I ll be highly grateful to you.
    Regards,

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, the same is available in Kite and Pi. You just need to overalay the moving averages on the prices. Suggest you call our support and they will explain this better to you.

      15 * 30 is good to go with! All the best.

  45. Wasee says:

    Hi,
    I am using 9-21 EMA and 9 RSI (80%-20%) is it right setting for intra-day trading?

  46. pradeep k says:

    Dear Sir, I am trading in Copper and Crude using 10 min sma crossing 50sma . also watch 200ema. all on 3 min and 5 mins chart. but some times the chart line takes a u turn on touching the slow one. this makes a lot of trouble. can you suggest a better format for trading in copper and crude? i would like to learn some better ideas from you. how it can be organised. please suggest

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Pradeep – very shortly we would be covering commodities. Suggest you kindly wait for a little more time.

  47. aehsan4004 says:

    in PI MACD is plotted below the chart i wish to plot the MACD on live chart . shall i do it manually ?
    i understood the long cycle= 26, short cycle = 13 , but what exactly does the signal cycle = 9 mean ?

    which should be given more importance, MACD or MACD histogram ?

    should RSI be used only as a supportive indicator to our buying & shorting desicions or we can trade using RSI indicator alone?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Regarding how to plot, I would suggest you reach out to my colleague Srini – [email protected]

      I would suggest you pay attention to the MACD line as such.

      Also, your main thesis to trade should stem from candlestick/fundamentals/quants. Indicators alone should not be your main criteria to set up trade.

      • aehsan4004 says:

        yes i do take candlesticks into consideration .

        1) what exactly do u mean by fundamentals & quants ( strictly w.r.t commodities ) ?

        2) “pay attention to MACD ” you mean simple MACD or MACD HISTOGRAM ?

        3)should RSI be used only as a supportive indicator to our buying & shorting desicions or we can trade using RSI indicator alone?

        4) once a good strategy is finalized then is automatic trading a good option for retail traders ?

        5) what are the most common auto-trading strategies used in markets by retail / institutional traders ?

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Answers as below –

          1) Fundamentals such as demand and supply situation, production data etc. Quant is more of statistical data.

          2) MACD Line

          3) Supporting indicator

          4) Yes

          5) Moving average system perhaps?

  48. aehsan4004 says:

    1) basic calculus seems like something i did during my 12th boards , i think i should be workable for me .
    i downloaded the sample pages it just had problems & solutions ….. how exactly should i use this book , like a workbook to practice problem solving ?

    2) is it a good idea to trade options based “ONLY” on MACD signals of underlying ? (my idea is buy only OTM / far OTM CE-PE , as per the signal , without considering/calculating any of the greeks )

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      1) The idea is to first get comfortable with basic mathematics. Once you do that you can look for a structured program on financial mathematics – I guess Coursera has few.

      2) No.

  49. Somnath says:

    Hi Karthik,
    Can you please refer to the Adani Ports chart?
    Is the bullishness to be continued based on the MA Crossover and last candle being a Bullish Maribozu?
    Regards,
    Somnath.

  50. Ashish Singh says:

    Dear Karthik,

    Please refer to the ACC chart, do you think its the time to take long position?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Well, the hammer looks enticing. Please make sure other items on the checklist align.

      • Arun mendiratta says:

        Karthik,
        The ACC chart is of 10*21 EMA, but as i have learnt from theory in this chapter, Buy signal is generated when the short term MA turns greater than Long term MA. But according to the chart it should be a sell signal… Am i going wrong somewhere?Plz help

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Not really Arun, the stock is trending up and MA’s are suggesting a buy.

          • ARUN MENDIRATTA says:

            But the shorter Ema (10) is less than 21 ema at the hammer formation.So how it can b a buy?

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            I personally like to make the decision to buy or sell based on candlesticks. Indicators including MAs only give me that 2nd opinion.

  51. ajay says:

    Hello sir can u tell me in intraday trading for crude oil and nickle which technical indicator should be uaed like sma , stochastic, or RSI and which configuration should we taken

  52. harishkumarkg says:

    hi karthik
    i really liked the way u refer to all the doubts.
    even i have a doubt actually and i hope i will get something from u.
    my doubt:
    is yes definitely all the trading system with moving averages works upto 70% accuracy and our entry points will be accurate but am not able to book profit am unable to decide how much profit to take. when price reaches certain level am unable to decide whether i have to book my profits and get out of the trade or have to continue so that price will go further. for example i use 200 ema with 15 min time frame few days back in nifty i took long position around 7450 and price reached 7600 and i thought price may go further but it started declining now today it reached 7507 and i couldn’t encash maximum profits. can u please suggest me who to deal with this

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Harish – this is a tricky problem. Why don’t you try having a short term moving average to trail your stoploss?. This should help you lock in your profits as the stock moves in your favor.

  53. harishkumarkg says:

    thank u for responding to my problem.
    s we can use short term moving average to lock in profits it will work fine when there is a short term trend like i have posted a picture.
    but what if there is a big trend like below picture,
    in that we will get out of trade at some point according to short term moving average and book good amount of profits, but when to re enter into trade when rally continues?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Well, if you are following a moving average system (any system actually) then the only way to ensure success is by taking all the trades that the system suggests. You cannot be subjective here. So you will be required to reenter when the MA suggest a crossover a generates a buy signal.

  54. harishkumarkg says:

    if at all using a short term moving average is beneficial which short term average to use? can u please suggest any one?

  55. harishkumarkg says:

    but 9*21 generates lots of false signals and how to identify false signals? is there any other indicator which can be clubbed with 9*21 to avoid false signals? if s please suggest me how to use it.
    or else out of your experience if u have any trading strategy either long term or short term please share with us.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Harish try and increase the MA timeframe for fewer false signals. Something like 21 x 50 should also be ok. I’ve been discussing a lot of strategies in the Option strategies module (Module 6).

      • Anuragh says:

        Hello Karthik,

        What would be entry point and stop loss for 9 cross 21 or may be strategy for that matter .

        I understand that Entry point would be the cross over point but what if cross over has already happened few hours back and in that case what would be my entry point and Stop loss for the same .

        Please suggest .

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          The best thing to do is to wait for a retracement till the moving average.

          • Anuragh says:

            Yes Karthik That’s fine . But you know the cross over for 9*21 doesn’t happen that often as 9*21 ON A 15 MIN Chart happens once or twice In a day and that too rarely and waiting for it to happen again is like am not going to trade at all for that day . What be your suggestion on this . Do you say that I should start looking for an different opportunity on a different stock if the crossover has happened couple of Hours before .
            Thank you in advance

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Yes, you should expand the watchlist, Anuragh. It is best if the trade originates on its own rather than we trying to forcibly look for one.

  56. harishkumarkg says:

    ok, sir thank u, will check option strategies

  57. Mideone says:

    Sir, I am 24 year old. I don’t have any economic, finance or commerce background. But, I am good at Mathmatics since. I enjoyed your tutorials a lot and understood market from scratch.

    I have Rs.20,000 to invest in and start trading alongside a job. Is it possible to start trading with such a low investment ?? Could you please help. Thank you.

  58. Joe says:

    I’ve been reading the text book for last few days but nothing came that close to understand MA the way you have articulated Karthik. Indeed very simple and anyone can understand this. Now apologise for my lack of knowledge. Can you help me to know how do I draw these MA in the chart when I open a chart for a commodity?

  59. RK kumar says:

    Hi karthik,on August 24th our market has crashed one of the biggest single day fall since 2008 recession anticipated further fall but very next day market rebounded more than 100 points and stocks like Hdfc recouped the loss,how can we predict after a great fall like I mentioned that a bounce can happen,or it was domestic play…

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Honestly its very difficult to predict such short term moves. However years of solid market experience will help you to some extent.

  60. RK kumar says:

    What is short covering? Intra day due square off obligations required to go for buy but how it is happening in futures and equity market?long unwinding is just the opposit of short covering…

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Short Covering = the act of traders covering their short positions (preferably with a profit). Short covering requires you to buy back futures, hence leads to a mini rally.

      Long unwinding is just the opposite.

  61. kieron says:

    Which time frame and ema time frame suitable for intraday trading to generate accurate signal

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Depends on your risk appetite. I prefer 9 x 21 minute EMA crossover.

      • Joe says:

        This Saturday afternoon is turning out be great benefit to me as I’m reading these modules Karthik and reading all the comment sections that many people have posted. Can you also start writing blog please.

        Would my below assumptions correct when I read this statement ‘ Depends on your risk appetite. I prefer 9 x 21 minute EMA
        crossover’
        1. For trading about 3 hours in the India commodites segment(let’s say from 8.30 PM to 11.30 PM Singapore time), it is good to choose a 5 minute chart(I’m fine with the risk:reward and have done the position sizing as well) and no overnight risk(I mean I don’t keep positions open for the next day)
        2. On this 5 minute chart of ONLY one day(do you want me to choose multiple days(?)), select 9*21 minutes EMA to get some reliable accurate signals
        3. write/print the rules in a piece of paper that you have highlighted and stick in the wall right in front of the trading PC and start trading!

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Yup, you can certainly choose 5 mins chart and overlay the 9 x 21 Minute EMA but then you need to be sure about the risk reward ratio and other things.

          Good luck Joe, stay profitable 🙂

  62. RK kumar says:

    hi karthik. how do futures position influences the equity price? theoretically underlying price should influence fno? here iis it happening other way around? how futures short covering influence equity price?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Spot always influences the derivatives market. Both short covering and long unwinding are transient and does not dictate long term outlook. This is exactly why you need to be quick while trading short covering and long unwinding.

  63. aehsan4004 says:

    which one is better stochastic or MACD ? & why ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Depends on the situation. They are two different indicators with their own merits and disadvantages. Cant compare them.

      • aehsan4004 says:

        ok but can you give details on them seperately ?

        their own merits & disadvantages seperately ?

        which indicator to use under which situation ?

        if you don’t mind , can you share what tech.indicators you use for your personal trading ?

        thank you

  64. RajiSuresh says:

    Dear Sir,
    I’m a newbie. Awesome material. I’m reading the Moving Avg Chapter and couldn’t understand the following(apologies if its dumb)
    Under section 13.3, in the example for Ambuja Cements, you have said the first buy signal is [email protected] when price is above 50 EMA. But isn’t the price 165 below the EMA line? (it should be higher isnt it?) I felt the same for [email protected] where the price seems higher(rather than below) than EMA line. Where am I going wrong? Pls clarify
    rgds

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Oh, the markings maybe confusing you, sorry about that. Please check the close of the candle to get more clarity.

  65. syed mahaboob basha says:

    my client id is rb1210. i dont know how to plot Simple moving average for differnet time horizons like 20 days, 50 days and 200 days on pi could you please help me out.

  66. Krishna says:

    Dear Zerodha.
    I was trading from last two years blindly after coming yo zerodha I didn’t traded but learnt many things here. Thank u for providing not only technology but also amazing knowledge.
    I have one question
    I have a data history of last one year .if I want to calculate MACD how many data points has to be considered. I.e MACd value for today EOD is from last 30 readings ? Or from last one year i have to calculate. Same question is applied to other indicators too.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Usually for short term trading, 1-2 year look back period is good enough.

      • Krishna says:

        Omg. U replying to me question at 5am???
        Thank u for replyin . What I understood from ur answer is, my calculation for macd will start from 17/05 /15 to get value for 17/05/16. ( for short term), I.e My first set of EMA will start from 17/05/15, get EMA from 17/05/15 to next 12 and 26 days.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Yes, for 1 year EMA, you go back year ago…for 2 years you go back 2 years…so on and so forth!

          • Krishna says:

            Ok thanks. Now question is how Google finance or PI finding da values. ? If im looking for chart of one month den how many reading its taking. If same chart I change into 3 months den again software ll do calculation? Again how many readings its taking. As I saw MACD value for today is X value on one month chart and MACD value is Z on 3 months charts for da same day. I don’t knw I asked in proper way or no . Hope u understood my question

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            These are calculated on a rolling average basis. The reference point keeps moving as and when you keep moving the reference time period.

  67. SaikiranGarapati says:

    Hi,

    When i apply 1min, 3min and 5 mins charts, which EMA and Which SMA and EMA cross over should i take in to consideration?

    Regards,
    SaikiranGarapati

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      This depends on your risk appetite. Lower the frequency of the EMAs then more number of signals and more noise. Higher the frequency, lesser number of signals but also the quality of signals improve.

  68. Krishna says:

    Dear zeordha.
    Do u ppl block “reply” option if post is more than 3?, I dint seen reply option for my above post. 🙂
    As I said I used to trade blindly before. Last year I joined zerodha and learnt many things here. Thanks again for ur knowledge sharing.
    U said reference point keep moving. I didn’t got it. Its moving to how many points behind. In Google finance der is no option for assigning points behind ( don’t know abt pi),

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Oh no, there is no blocking of that sort. Maybe this is a bug, let me request our tech team to look into this.

      Regarding ref point – today is 18th May, if I need one year SMA I’d look back from 16th May 2015 to 17th May 2016, tomorrow would be 19th may..so my look back would shift to 18th May 2015 to 17th May. So on and so forth.

      • Krishna says:

        Thank u sir.
        If I want 20 days EMA for 19_05_16, then how PI or Google finance calculating ? Is it last 20 readings from 19_05_16 back side?,, as per ur answer if I want macd(26,12,9)for 19/05/16 then readings from 23/04/16 ( 19th -26) is enough ?

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          For 20 day EMA, look back is 21 days. For MACD (26,12,9) look back period would be 27.

  69. Anmol says:

    Hello Sir! I am a great fan of your work towards educating us with immense knowledge about markets. The only query which I have is whether should we consider volumes during intraday trading using EMA’s? Also, what other parameters should we consider while trading with EMA technique in order to improve our accuracy? Should we use different indicators like RSI,MACD,etc with EMA’s. Also should we consider S&R while using EMA’s. Once again thankyou Sir.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yup, it makes sense to keep volumes in perspective. From my experience EMA + S&R helps much better than overlaying other indicators.

  70. Rameshwar says:

    I use 5 and 15 minutes candlesticks.
    Which Moving Average crossover is best for intraday trading? (Please answer in hours:Minutes)

  71. Deep kumar says:

    Sir,do you provide pdf of zerodha varsity (chapters).plz mail me.

  72. kish k says:

    Hello Karthick, First of all thanks for the clear explanation of the concept
    How can I set MA crossover of 5min x10min for Intraday trading in zerodha kite platform? is it possible?

  73. Rajiv says:

    Hi Sir, in the “SMOOTHING” method for intraday, can I use 5 minute chart and on top of it use 15 minute EMA and 30 minute EMA for crossing method? what time chart would you advice for intraday? 5 minute is ok or should I use any other? Thank you.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Shorter the time frame, higher is the noise component. I’d suggest you use a slightly long term chart. I personally 10 or 15 mins charts for intraday.

  74. Arjun says:

    It would be great if these contents were in video format because, the contents are good but are too lengthy and time consuming, i usually prefer to learn from youtube.

  75. Arjun says:

    What is ‘offset’ variable that Is available when plotting the moving average indicator?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You can ignore that Arjun. It helps you displace the data, although does not really improve the predictability of the indicator.

  76. ARJUN says:

    When on the chart when i move my cursor over previous candle charts, I can see OHLC values change for the instrument. in this case bank nifty however the values for the moving average indicator can’t be seen.

    1. What can I do to get these values on display as well and
    2. Where are the settings to change the line width of my MA. its too thin for my linking.

    Thanks in advance.

  77. Madhuri says:

    When you say 9×21 crossover on a 5min chart for intraday is it 9×2 1min OR 9X21day.Excuse me if that Is a dumb question

  78. Vasantharam R says:

    Pls clarify.
    There was a hammer formation in L&T two days back with good volume and traded near the strong support in EOD chart.
    But the price has broken the 50 & 100 Day SMA.
    Is it good in going long?

  79. Sudheer says:

    Hi karthik,
    can we initiate a buy(long) just after some time or half wau through when the faster EMA crossed over the slower moving EMA and will be still be able to book profits when the reverse cross over happens?

  80. praveshbajaj says:

    sir how to find support and resistance in uptrend and in down trend?

  81. pankaj says:

    Sir , Can you tell me which is the good ema crossover system for day trading by your experience?

  82. ravi says:

    Karthik, for intraday trading, if 9 period ema crosses 21 period ema on 5 min chart we can buy and be in trade till crossover changes direction and come out of that particular trade. my question in at that point can we consider of entering in new trade to sell and square off later when ema crossover changes direction again? and keep repeating it whenever we get signals? or is there something that we should go long only or short only based on some other signal or conditions?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, you can trade the averages…works well as long as there is a trend in either directions. But when the markets consolidates, the whipsaws tends to give you many trades with none of them materializing.

  83. BRAJ KISHORE says:

    can u PLEASE add SCREENER IN “KITE ” ?

  84. Vikas Gupta says:

    Is there any way to filter the stocks based on technical indicator?
    Let’s say, I need those stock of which 20 EMA has crossed 44 EMA. What would be the query for this strategy?

  85. Pichaimani A says:

    Double Exponential Moving Average is there in kite or Pi?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I’m afraid not. Also, I’ve not really heard of a double MA. Is it a custom indicator?

      • Pichaimani A says:

        The formula for DEMA is: DEMA = ( 2 * EMA(n)) – (EMA(EMA(n)) ), where n= period. Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) is a smoother and faster Moving average developed with the purpose of reducing the lag time found in traditional moving averages.

        If Zerodha introduces Double/Trible EMA, it will be great for traders . Thanks in advance

        Double Exponential MA Formula: D-EMA = 2*EMA – EMA(EMA)
        Triple Exponential MA Formula:T-EMA = (3*EMA – 3*EMA(EMA)) + EMA(EMA(EMA))

  86. Gyan says:

    MA Crossover seems to indicate a trade very late. Please refer chart of DLF. It is moving up since 27th Dec 2016 when its price was INR 102. Today it have moved to INR125. DMI also says that it is in a trend. But still 9-days EMA hasn’t cross 21-days EMA. Most probably it will cross tomorrow i.e. after price moving 20%!

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, you are right. In fact, for this exact reason the moving average is considered a lagging indicator.

  87. venkat says:

    karthik please make some arrangements in kite so that we can increase the thickness of movingaverage lines as per our requirement right now it is very thin and we can not increase the thick ness what is happening is we can not see proper with such thin line with other indicators such as ichimoku trading system along with moving average.please do it its a request

  88. venkat says:

    and another request increase the colours choices in kite of all indicators which is restricting a lot and confusion goes on with less colour choices. thanking you.

  89. chaitanya says:

    good morning karthik sir, i have a doubt regarding MA crossovers..
    1. first of all is period in intraday 1min chart while applying crossover means 15mins only?
    2.im using 1min chart for intraday with 15mins x 30mins crossover…i checked for different stocks after the markets are closed and found out that the indicator is generating good profits for the 1st 1 to 1.5 hrs after the markets are opened..as you said it is not giving good results in sideways markets. now my doubt is when i checked on the live market im not able to plot the graph till 10 ‘o’ clock or more than that showing an error msg on pi which is causing loss of profit in the uptrend market. At 10 ‘o’ clock im able to plot the graph with 15mins EMA and at 10:10 im able to plot 30mins EMA. how to overcome this problem. if i use lesser time frame im not able to get accurate signals… pls give me solution for this
    3. yesterdays with INFRATEL stock im able to get a profit of 12000 on paper 🙁 for 1 lot of JAN futures. the profit can be increased to 18000 if i able to get in the market at 9:30 to 9:40 but im only able to get into the market between 10 to 10:15 due to not able to plot the graph.

    • chaitanya says:

      4. im able to plot the graph at 10:00 and the graph is showing EMA line from 9:30

      • chaitanya says:

        hello karthik sir….i think i found a solution for my problem on my own…pls tell me whether it is right or wrong…if i take 1min chart from yesterday itself then i will get correct signal to enter into the trade in fact i can enter into the market at 9:15 or 9:20 itself…for eg for todays market i will take 1min chart for yesterday itself..am i right sir.. 🙂

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The periodicity can be anything – ranging from 1 mins to 1 day. If you opt for 15×30 mins…then you will have to wait for 30mins for the data to generate.

  90. chaitanya says:

    hello karthik sir…i have another doubt pls dont get angry on me…this may be silly math doubt but my is not able to agree for this
    YES BANK is trading at 1168 at 9:20 this morning and at 11:10 first EMA crossover too place and got sell signal at 1188 (im not using expert advisor sir…im observing the ema line move and when it crosses i sell)..for 1 lot of jan futures we get 14000 profit and after 1.5hr again we get the same buy and sell signal which gives profit of 23per share total profit will be 29400… sir do we get such huge profits on investment of 40000 using EMA lines…is it safe trading with EMA during trend…im not able accept the fact that we get such huge profts…pls help me

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      It really depends on how when you manage the trade. There is a big difference between paper trading and actual trading. Things appear to be in control when you paper trade…but with an actual trade its easy to lose control. However, a good trade aims to be indifferent to the two. Its hard to achieve this state…but one can.

      • chaitanya says:

        sir can you be ore specific about the difference…i am a client of zerodha form 2013..im somewhat used to trading on live platform but i used to trade without using any technicals…so i ran into losses so i thought i should learn and then trade…so i stopped a year ago and i found varsity in last december it helped me a lot…ive gone through all the chapters..im able to understand and visualize while reading…even though i have a little experience trading on live platform still will i find difference… l will try to achieve the difference and thanks for your support sir.. i bow to you

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          When you paper trade, you are emotionless. Even if you make a big loss, deep down you know its not real. But when you trade in real markets, a small loss to give you big pain. This make a big difference, as it can influence you to take irrational decisions.

          Good luck Chaitanya. I hope you find success soon.

  91. mehul says:

    Hi karthik
    sorry to say u that i m really stuck in between the course I was so eagerly studying as at the crucial points I cant see any charts mentioned by u. I m refering to my mobile pho e. Kindly let me know if there is way out.
    thanks

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Mehul – some of the graphs in the comment section may not be visible (there was an update which messed up the images in the comments), but the graphs in the main chapter is.

  92. mehul says:

    Or if u can suggest any good book to refer on TA where all the aspects are covered
    thanks

  93. Mehul says:

    Hi karthik
    Got the problem solved
    Can see the charts
    Kindly ignore the above msg
    Thanks

  94. Hemant says:

    what period ema should one use for daily and weekly charts?

  95. Shubham Jain says:

    Dear Karthik,
    Amazing Modules..!!!!
    I have one question –
    What role does OFFSET plays while looking at MA charts?

  96. trader2017 says:

    What is the difference between trend strength and momentum of stock? Both basically mean the same.

  97. Ayush says:

    Sir, Is it necessary to set up moving average on the basis of closing price?

  98. Ayush says:

    Will it be stupidity to trade in sideway market chart with crossover method?

  99. Fahad Khan says:

    hello Karthik Sir… I may be wrong but in my opinion single EMA is more beneficial than crossing over two EMAs because as per charts we are getting crossover(many times) in the end of the trend or at higher point. Your words on this will help. Thank u..

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Using two EMAs will help you identify longer trends and reduces the number of false trades.

  100. Ayush says:

    In above charts all the averages giving buy signal after the market is already up and giving sell signal after the market is already down, why?
    Wouldn’t it be difficult to take decision when to enter and when to exit?

  101. Chandrasekaran says:

    Dear sir
    How to set up smoothened moving average 3,8,13 ( allegator indicator settings ) in Zerodha PI or in kite ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Select the indicator study and edit the settings.

      • Chandrasekaran says:

        Other moving averages are there. But smoothened moving averages are not there, I think. Please confirm. I think it is not possible to put the indicator of smoothened moving averages.

  102. Sreeram says:

    From the very beginning I read all chats on this moving averages forim
    Lot of moving averages values time frames shared

    As a filtered one can you please tell me which Ema values and which timeframe
    Best for index, equity stocks and commodities

    Kindly mention time frame for doing intraday as well one or two days holding

    Also best settings to trade on moving averages

    Thanks lot

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Sreeram, as you may have realized there is no such thing as the best EMA/SMA. One has to calibrate it to suite the time frame and stock (index) that her or she is trading. Having said that, I think for intra-day 9 minute EMA works for me…and 21 day EMA for overnight positions.

  103. Sreeram says:

    Dear sir, excuse me for asking further

    I like to know settings in Ema cross over

    Is it good to use ema9 and ema21 cross over in 5 min charts
    For doing stocks and commodities

    Let me know whether it can be done same 5 min commodities

    Thank you very much

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, its applicable.

      • Sreeram says:

        Thank you very much sir

        I have a strategy which is shared by a trader in Fb

        Ema 9 crosses above 21 , we have to check Candle high value of the buy arrow candle

        That high has to be broken on the following any one candles before reverse signal

        If rule satisfied enter a buy in next candle open price

        Stop-loss 0.5 percent below buy price

        Once stop-loss hit, wait for sell entry

        No re entry in buy side again

        Similar for reverse trades

        Can you suggest me this strategy is profitable

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          I’m not sure, Sreeram. You need to back test this extensively before using it in the market.

  104. ajay says:

    Sir ,

    You mentioned 15 * 30 mins can be used for intraday and more aggressive trader 5 * 10 mins.

    I am bit confused here…

    you mean to say in 1 min chart ,we need to use 15 ema and 30 ema cross over or 5 ema and 10 ema cross over?

    I prefer to use 5 mins,10 and 15 mins charts for intraday.
    Please suggest what ema cross over we need to used for above time frames?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You can use any time frame and apply these averages. Shorter the time frame, more number of signals and higher is the noise component. Higher the time frame, then vice versa.

  105. shabaz says:

    Hence, moving averages help better for those who mostly invests for a long term purpose and for a short term purpose we can use candlestick methods with volumes for better result.
    Am i right?

  106. rajesh goel says:

    firstly i thanks very much for your insightful modules. secondly, trading in crude oil is baffling me. it seems that there is no strategy trading in crude oil. whether 9×21 ema crossover works or any other strategy. pls help and post some strategy of trading in crude oil intraday

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      All TA patterns are applicable on Crude as well…so try resorting to good old charts 🙂

  107. Vivek says:

    I am looking a chart on Kite and have got a 50 SMA drawn. Please let me know, how can I see the value of SMA at any particular point.

  108. muthu mariappan says:

    Very clear and useful Sir.

  109. Ashish srivastava says:

    Is it possible to plot 30 min and 15 min ema in zerodha kite?

  110. Mahesh says:

    i want to place 4 hour or 5 days moving average on 5 minute chart in kite ,how can i do this

    • Hanan Delvi says:

      To see an hourly moving average on a 5 minute chart, you need to multiply by 12 (60 min in hr divided by 5 min candle) so this will be around 252 and it will need to be entered into the moving average value box on the 5 min candle chart, Hope this helps.

      • Mahesh says:

        252??? i think for 4 hour ema on 50 mi chart it should be 48 ema .(60 mi *4 hours=240 mi/5mi=48), & anything for 5 days eod ema on 5 mi chart in kite

  111. Arghya1990 says:

    Instead Of Crossover Can Traders Use Only 50 Day EMA? Considering That The Price Closes Above 50 Day EMA And That Too Pretty Much In The Support Zone With Almost 50% Extra Volume Than It’s 10 Days Average Volume?

  112. KUMAR MAYANK says:

    Hello sir

    How could we add moving average on volume chart in Kite or Pi?

  113. TK says:

    Hi, I have been following these modules and they are just great. The explanation and examples are simply amazing. I have a little doubt here and I guess I am totally confused with the below information…

    Rule 1) – Buy (fresh long) when the short term moving averages turns greater than the long term moving average. Stay in the trade as long as this condition is satisfied
    Rule 2) – Exit the long position (square off) when the short term moving average turns lesser than the longer term moving average

    From the graphs it appears that it is profitable to go long when short term moving average is lesser than the long term (because share prices are low) and square off when short term goes higher than the long term (because current prices are higher). What am I missing?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Crossover of moving averages gives you more conviction for the ensuing trend. When the short term MA is lower, the chances of the trade going sour is higher. Hence its better to wait for the crossover.

  114. KUMAR MAYANK says:

    Hello sir
    I have a little confusion in moving average. When we analyse day chart and use 50 MA it means we are using 50 days MA. Now when we are using 5 min chart for intra day and using 50 MA, what does 50 stand for? Does 50 MA mean past 50 min data or 50 sticks each of 5 min?
    Varsity student
    Thank you 🙂

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      It means you are looking at the average of the last 50, five mins candle 🙂

      So generally speaking, if you are looking at last n period moving average for x frequency, then essentially its the n period moving average of the last x candles. Hope I dint confuse you with that!

      • KUMAR MAYANK says:

        If the frequency is 5 min and i am looking for 20 MA it means 20 candle sticks having 5 min of frequency. Right? And if it is true then i am looking for past 5*20= 100 min data?

        • KUMAR MAYANK says:

          What i want to say is if i am using 75 MA for 5 min candle stick , i am looking for last one day data, for 150 MA i am looking for last 2 days. ( No of 5 min candle sticks in one day= 75)

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            No, as I said it is not a straight forward multipication. In this case the system will calculate the average closing of that last 75 data points and plot the value on 76th day.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Yes, you are looking at 20 period average 5 mins candles. No, 5*20 does not mean 100 min data. This is not a straight forward multiplication.

  115. Prashant says:

    Hello Karthik,
    Is EMA is available on Kite ? Since i did not find anything like EMA on Kite there is just one thing available called Moving Average, if it exits on Kite can you please tell me from where to access it?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Of course its available. Load a chart, select Moving averages from studies and change the type to exponential, and you are good to go 🙂

  116. Nishitha Rajendran says:

    First of all thank you very much for all modules which is highly informative. However, I would like to know if there is Demo account for trading practice and video classes for this technical analysis.

    Thank you Karthik for the support.

  117. Raghav Kumar says:

    The content is great and way it is presented is impeccable. I thank you for creating such an enriching resource. Can you please tell me which tool do you use for plotting? I will be grateful.

  118. Sourav Sen says:

    Sir, I trade in mcx metals mostly I use 15 minutes chart.. I want to ask that is it possible to trade in 1day candle basis.. Is it safe to enter a any intraday position

  119. Sourav Sen says:

    Sir I want to ask you a question personally that sir I made a lot of loss in this day trading I’m not good at it but I learned all technical analysis indicators and all by help of zerodha varsity but still I’m in loss, sir I’m very beginner in this market most probably 6 months.i’m 22 years guy . But my capital Is all about to end I’m struggling sir from 150000 lakh rupess now I have only 30000 rupess.. Sir can you tell me that how can i recover my capital any strategies.. Please sir please help me to find a right way.. My email Is [email protected] sir if you want then you can pm me or you can tell me here.. Please sir

  120. Sourav Sen says:

    Thank you very much sir. I read very carefully those information you gave me.. I exactly did same as poker game.. Now I understand thank you for that information..

  121. gautham pai says:

    excellent writing and explanation for beginners in trading. of all the material I read its the best!

  122. Shashank says:

    Hi Sir,

    The moving average study given in zerodha is simple moving average or exponential moving average?

    Thanks,
    S

  123. M.Ramesh Muruganathan says:

    Dear sir,
    in this chapter you say 15×30 minutes cross over for intraday. but in MA the minimum period is 1 day how can we fix 15×30 minutes crossover or 5×10 minutes cross over.

  124. Jitu says:

    Excellent explanation on SMA & EMA I read first time for average trading. It clears all my doubts

  125. sansriti says:

    Hi Karthik
    I understood that MAs are good indicators for going long on a stock. Does that same hold for shorting too? Is it a good option to short when short term moving average goes lower than the long term moving average?
    Also, I am new to trading so I wanted to understand how exactly going short works. In a call, we have the actual possession of the stock, and we can sell later whenever we want. But in shorting, do we have to compulsorily close the trade the same day itself? Or is it possible to carry it for 2-3 more days/weeks?

  126. Shankar says:

    Hello sir,
    In 9×21 ma, if 9ma is already above the 21ma.. How to decide the entry then?
    As the stock is in uptrend cause its 9ema is already 21 ema can u pls suggest when to enter

  127. sanu says:

    how to set multiple moving average like 50, 100, 200 in kite?

  128. venkatpai says:

    EMA lines when viewed through charts on KITE on desktop , are very thin and almost not visible . Why don`t you give us an option to increase the thickness of the line so that they are always visible boldly . When the same EMA line viewed on Android mobile, thickness of lines is OKAY but would like it to be bolder / thicker — Kindly give us the option of selecting line thickness on desktop & mobile

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The lines are quite thick already, anything thicker than this can get quite distracting. Don’t you think?

      • venkatpai says:

        Issue is when you choose multipe EMA and give multiple colours,
        For single EMA , line becomes bold when you hoover mouse above it.
        Difficulty is when having 2 or more EMA`s I cannot hoover my mouse, above all EMA`s simultaneously, to check crossovers
        On desktop its not visible properly even when you enlarge the area
        On Investing.com website , see how they allow you to increase line thickness as per your need. Its an excellent idea

  129. J D Thakar says:

    I have shifted to Zerodha recently, as it was recommended by one of my friend. Main reason was the flexibility it allows and this study material, which is simple to understand for a novice trader like me. Thank you for this study material.
    I have one question on EMA. This tool seems to be a effective way to decide on trades. However, is it available in Zerodha account or it needs to be purchased separately. I mean unless I have the chart, I will be unable to decide on trade. OR is it that I will have to manually calculate and plot graphs in Excel. Please guide.

  130. ARUN says:

    Hi karthik,
    5 days EMA is calculated as by taking closing price of 1st,6th,11th,16th,21st/ 5 (assuming there is no holidays in between ). Am i right????

  131. Waseem says:

    One should prefer SMA crossover system or EMA crossover system?
    And for exiting signal while using EMA crossover system when should one check the chart like end of the day depending on the closing price or should check from time to time during the trading day and exit the trade depending where the current price is??

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I personally prefer EMA crossover on an EOD basis. However, if you have a trade live, then tracking it during market hours helps in better management.

  132. himanshu says:

    for the intra day study the 9×21 , so here 9 and 21 in the day only? right? EMA unit is only in days right? hope i unestand it right

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If you load 9 x 21 on an EOD chart, then 9 and 21 will represent days….however, if you plot this on a 5 min chart, then 9 and 21 will represent 9, 5 mins chart and 21, 5 mins chart.

      • himanshu says:

        thanks for the reply. but can u please explain what is it.and what is offset or and field. and why i set to EMS then it is automatially set to SMA only? thanks in advance.

  133. SUNIL says:

    Mr Rangappa
    Your observations are very good a person will never make loss if he follow this system in trading ,i am using this 30 to 50 hourly time frame even he will have losses it will be recovered very soon but one support he must take is of fractals ,and ADX and DI crossings .

    Thanks for what you have written here .In my opinion this is one of the best methods of trading .
    Your opinion on fractals and ADX DI indicators in Kite zerodha it is doing fine.
    Thanks
    sunil kumar minz

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Happy learning Sunil. Remember, there is no foolproof trading technique – always watch out for risks 🙂

      • SUNIL says:

        Stop loss is there to cover risk,here fractals comes to play and ADX indicator ,that,s my question for you i just wanted your opinion in using these indicators as your total article on moving averages is very very help full and superb.Because i want to enhance my lots with 10 to 15 lots of nifty and bank nifty futures,i wanted your opinion.
        Thanks again

  134. Amit Kapoor says:

    I have a question on the EMA cross over strategy. When the faster moving EMA has crossed above the slower moving average we will create a long position. When the faster average moves below slower we square of the position.

    After squaring off do we create a fresh short position at that point ?

  135. Alok says:

    Hi, I have Query.
    so for the “50 day EMA with 100 Day EMA” (Few months) and “100 day EMA with 200 Day EMA”(long term) in these scenarios we can only go long, Right? Thanks

  136. Alok says:

    Hi, how do I add EMA (say 50,100 or 200) and volumes info. in the Charts in the Kite. Thanks.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Load the moving average, select the ‘Volume’ in the field section instead of the default which is ‘open’.

  137. Alok says:

    Hi, What if 50, 100, 200 EMA never intersect for almost a year. what does that signify.(example Dilip Buildcon)

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Well, that means the stock is trending and there are no signals to trade. The only option is to reduce the frequency and look for shorter term signals.

  138. Alok says:

    Hi, Suppose I have gone long when the faster EMA crosses and is above the slower EMA
    How does one determine the target price using the “Moving average crossover system” for example “9 day EMA with 21 day EMA” or “50 day EMA with 100 Day EMA”. Thanks.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If its purely a MA crossover system, then you will have to wait for the reverse to happen i.e wait for the faster to move below the slower MA.

      • Alok says:

        Thanks. Really appreciate the effort you and your team are putting in. Please keep up the good work.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Cheers!

          • Nishant says:

            Hi Karthik,

            This chapter has been quite an eye-opener for me. At least, now I am confident that we can create good trading systems. I have been backtesting MA crossover system and it seems to give good results for many stocks on NIFTY. Yes, whipsaws are there but then it also lets one ride on rallies. Thank so much.

            My question, how does one set a stoploss and target while placing orders, say on a Zerodha platform like Kite?

            Unlike candlestick patterns used with Support/Resistance, the MA crossover system in advance doesn’t really give us any target or stoploss. How do we approach this situation then?

            Does Bracket order make more sense to be used in this trading system because it has the option to add a trailing stoploss? Even, with trailing stoploss what should be the approach to set a target in advance if we aren’t able to monitor the chart minute by minute?

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Nishanth, you can always use S&R for identifying target and stoploss. Also, the idea with MA is to follow the trend, given this, there is no way you can identify a target or stoploss. You just ride the wave, as long as it lasts.

            BO makes sense if you doing intraday.

  139. SUNIL says:

    Hi There Mr rangappa
    In my viewpoint larger time frame MA crossover works fine for investments and especially for stocks e.g. 50 day and 100 day or 20 day&50 day.while for trading purpose 20 hourly and 50 hourly for trading . your opinion,please.

  140. SUNIL says:

    Congratulations zerodha team and many many thanks.
    You guys are so prompt in updating the e kyc parameters amazing really fantastic .I updated my aadhar updation today it hardly took 5 minuts to complete it ,you guys know how to do things .Though this not the right place to write such words,but z connect is not updated since 17th aug,17.
    Thanks again.

    sunil kumar minz.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Sunil, thanks for the kind words, I’ll pass that compliment to our beautiful technology team 🙂

      Lots of work getting done in the background, Z-Connect will be updated with all that info soon.

  141. DEWAN MOFAJJAL HOSEN says:

    EMA CROSSOVER WHICH IS BETTER FOR SWING TREAD.

  142. sreeni says:

    Hi Sir,
    for intraday what is best settings for MA, EMA, Supertrend? Which indicator is better to use for intraday?

  143. Sainath says:

    Hi Karthik
    Back with another query, Please correct me. The below details for EMA cross-over

    1. Intraday – 9x 21 day EMA on 10 or 15 Min Chart look back of 3 to 6 months
    2. Swing Trader – 25 x50 day EMA on 1 hour chart with look back of 3 to 6 months
    3. Short term – 50×100 Day EMA on 1 day chart with look back 1 year
    4. Long term – 100×200 day EMA on 1 week Chart look back 3years+

    Also is it possible to add MA on Volume chart in pi.

    Thanks & Regards

  144. Abudhar al Hassan says:

    Hi Karthik,
    We have interacted on another forum as well.
    Would appreciate if you could furnish me with the tradescript code for calculating DEMA and TEMA. I have the formula but I am unable to compile EMA of EMA i.e. EMA(CLOSE,EMA(CLOSE,50)) in Pi. The argument required is ‘periods’ but I guess the EMA(CLOSE,50) returns a vector. Is there any math function to convert the vector into integer (or period)? I went through the tradescript guide but in vain. Or is there a direct DEMA/TEMA function that we can access? Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

    ~Abudhar al Hassan.

  145. esan says:

    karthik for crudeoil trading what ema crossoverwould you prefer for 15 min,1 hour,daily timeframe

  146. PavanKumar says:

    I’m using 9 day EMA with 21 day EMA for intraday. I need your suggestion what is the time frame along with this should be used.
    Thanks for the material and this helps me a lot.

  147. esan says:

    karthik build some strategy upload page so that traders can benefit from it..

  148. Prasanna says:

    Sir Which is the Golden Cross Over?
    I Have Asked Many People and Each One has a Different Answer For the it.

  149. Sai kiran Garapati says:

    Hi Karthick

    can i use this MA cross over for Crypto currency also? What is your advice as cryptos are very volatile?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The basic premise of TA is that it can be used on any asset which has time series data, so given this, you can apply TA on Crypto, in fact, I’ve seen people using TA on Crypto. But the swings are wild and your stoplosses / target needs to be deep.

  150. Sreeni says:

    Hi Karthik, Thanks for educating us.

    I have one query. I trade in crude using 30 minutes mostly for intraday (Sometimes 1 to 2 days). is it ok to use 9 * 21 EMA and what difference does it make between using 15 minutes chart v/s 30 minutes chart. please explain

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, 9*21 EMA works, however, I’d suggest you do your backtesting once. Generally, higher the time frame better is the quality of signal…hence I’d prefer to use the 30 mins versus the 15 mins chart.

  151. Basant Sharma says:

    Hi sir I just wanted to know can we do intraday trading for new issued IPO in the market i.e the same day on which it was listed.Could you help with that? Do we need to subscribe the IPO beforing listing?

  152. tarujit nandy says:

    sir can i use ma 5 or 10 or in 1min chart?

  153. DharaniDharan says:

    Dear Sir,
    How to apply the 5 X 10 Minutes cross over in KITE platform?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      All you need to do is to load two moving averages on the same chart i.e the 5 and 10 mins chart. Once you have these on the charts you will know when the crossover happens.

  154. Gyan says:

    Hi Karthik – it is said that MA system works in trending market. Does it matter whether trend is up or down with respect to trade signal? I mean suppose stock is in UP trend but stock price cross EMA from +ve to -ve(may happen once stock made top), should we go for shorting?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Not really, MA system just confirms the trend – and the trend itself can be an uptrend or a downtrend. You can short provided you have the staying power – cause the trend can last for few weeks.

  155. Suraj says:

    The plain vanilla single MA seems to be more profitable than the cross-overs.
    The crossover lags too much and the sell signal in the above charts is more or less near the buying level or even lower sometimes.
    If we look at the price level when those cross-overs took place we don’t really see cross-over making any sense.

    Is it just the above examples or this is the inherent issue with crossover strategy?

  156. abhishek kumar sah says:

    Lets say my trading rule is to exit if the price traces back to 30 EMA. Now next day split is announced say 6:35. so the price opens below 30 EMA, but i know that this is not a retracement but due to the split. So how should i discount this factor and adjust my exit strategy? If you can give any new idea?

  157. Nitish Raj says:

    Dear SIr,
    Presently i am using kite version 3 for trading but I am unable to set time frame of 15 min (EMA) in as it has least count of 1 day.
    Plz help.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Not really, Nitish. Load the chart for 15 mins and overlay with MA, set the period as 15, and you will be good to go.

  158. satish says:

    Hi Karthik,
    Can we use this system for only going long or can we also do shorting as well using EMA’s

  159. arjun says:

    dear sir
    how do i draw emacrossover on kite

  160. Guhan says:

    Hello sir, in one of the discussions you have mentioned to set trailing stoploss based on smaller moving average, Can you relate the same for crossover of 9 x 21?

  161. Siddharth says:

    Hi Karthik,

    I have a question regarding the trade setup while only relying on the cross-over MA trading system. Suppose, I’m interested in a short-term trade, thus using a 9 x 21 EMA. I take a long position when the 9-EMA breaches the 21-EMA. What would be the trade set-up at this point as the market would be higher than the intersection point of the EMAs?

    Suppose, the market is trading at ₹107 and the intersection points of the two EMAs is ₹102. Would the following trade-setup make sense?

    Buy at ₹107 (the market) and the stop-loss at ₹102 (the intersection point).

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, buying at 107 with 102 as SL is perfectly valid. Also remember, MA is a lagging indicator, hence the signal to buy or sell is always delayed.

      • Siddharth says:

        Thanks Karthik.

        I backtested this particular algo on Streak and didn’t get good results.

        Scrips – SUNPHARMA NSE, ICICIBANK NSE, ITC NSE, INFY NSE, RELIANCE NSE
        Initial Capital -10000000
        Quantity – 100
        Stop Loss – 1%
        Target Profit – 0.5%
        Order Type – MIS
        Candle Interval – 1 Hour

        Algo – Buy when 9EMA crosses over 21EMA and exit when 9EMA crosses down 21EMA.

        I don’t see good results for the period – 27/2/2017 to 26/2/2018

        All of them results in losses. Any way I can improve this or can you shed more light on this algorithm and how to use it correctly. Thanks.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Firstly, a SL of 1% against a target of 0.5% is not a great idea. The risk-reward just does not match. It should be the other way round.

          Although I admire MA for its simplicity, I’d also suggest you overlay this with candlestick pattern.

  162. Dhananjay Chaudhari says:

    How to plot 15 by 30 minu

  163. Dhananjay Chaudhari says:

    How to plot 15 by 30 min crossover?

    • In a Kite chart, click on Studies, search for Moving Average and enter the period as 30.
      Repeat the same process and enter the period as 15. You can choose different colours to recognise the crossover

  164. Nishant Sharma says:

    Hi Karthik

    First of all, heartfelt thanks to you and Zerodha for introducing us to stock trading fundamentals in such an informative and lucid manner. I had a query on MA – volume charts on kite are in blue and red unlike the all blue charts shown in demonstration. Now as you told volumes correspond to the number of shares bought not sold in a time period so how do we track in dual coloured charts -what does the large red coloured bars reflect – high volumes of selling and thus smart money exiting … is it? If not, can we switch to single coloured volume charts on zerodha.

    Please guide. Thanks in advance.

    • The colour of the volume denotes the price action on the stock (if the close is higher than previous day’s close, it is a blue bar, otherwise red) for that timeframe.

  165. Pankaj says:

    Hi karthik, I have a little doubt, I would like you to clear it please.
    My Question is – It is mentioned that faster moving average i.e with shorter time period is more susceptible to the new data than the slower moving average or with larger time interval but I am not able to find the mathematical proof behind this, I even tried to to proof by myself but no luck. Would you give me the reason behind the assumption ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Pankaj….do this. Take a random data array of 30 data points, plot 9 and 21 day moving average. Include a large data as 31st data point and see how both the averages react.

  166. Bhoopal says:

    Hi Karthik
    First of all let me thank Zerodha Team for providing excellent technical information & thank you also for giving replies on all queries patiently, just now I have gone through MA chapters based on which trade can be initiated at crossovers at different time frames,say 15 – 30 mnts time frame with 9EMA X 21EMA for intraday then what should be target & stop loss points based on different MA cross overs? because a full time employee may not find time to watch position continuously !! after trade is initiated stock/index price may rise and come to back to same price where trade was initiated or even it can go below that also in that case that there may be huge loss if trade is in futures ,just for time being let us ignore profit /target but what about losses then how to avoid /arrest such big losses which can happen within minutes due to any unforeseen market conditions?

    I hope you will reply me with best solution for the same.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Thanks for the kind words, Bhoopal.

      The moving average system you are talking about comes with its own sent of stoploss and target. YOu just have to follow the crossover on the two lines and follow through, and the system will guide you when to enter and exit. In fact, all trading systems come with their own SL and target.

      The stoploss and target is applicable when you trade based on candlestick patterns or any other price charts.

      • Bhoopal says:

        Hi Karthik,
        Thanks for your reply ,but still I have some doubt for example “x” stock opened @ Rs.500 whose high & low prices were Rs. 520 &Rs. 510 respectively on 15 mnts candle time frame and later crossover was happened at Rs.515 at which I have initiated the trade, now should I fix SL as Rs.510/- based on previous candle low & target as per EMA next crossover ?

        Pls clarify & I will be grateful to you if you can cite an example in your reply based on MA crossovers.

        • It is best that you follow the MA trend and accordingly exit the position(either Stoploss or Target) when there is a reverse crossover.
          If your having issue with actively following the positions, you need to develop a trading system with a different indicator that gives you a fixed stoploss that you could set while setting up the trade (possibly Fibonacci retracement lines)

  167. Amit says:

    I am using 3 min chart, so please tell me which one is best setting for crossover moving average and which setting neet to be require like simple, exponential or etc..

  168. DharaniDharan says:

    Hi, Can anyone explain weighted moving average (WMA) ?

  169. Aadesh Shetty says:

    Hey, Greetings of the day!!

    In all the above mentioned trading systems (especially crossover EMA), considering a stock whose prices fluctuate frequently, by the time the shorter EMA rises above the other, the prices would already have risen considerably. Aren’t we missing out on chances of booking higher profits already.

    In most of the cases in the above graphs, the prices have been hesitated while the shorter EMA is above longer EMA.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, that’s the reason this is called a lagging indicator. The reason one would trade using these systems is to capture a part of the larger move…and not the entire move.

  170. Ankur kumar says:

    Is there any was to set positive moving average and negative moving average with different colors in Pi. (By positive moving average i mean suppose we are on daily chart if 20d moving average for today is more than the 20d moving average of yeserday.)

  171. Himanshu says:

    How do I make a EMA crossover system in android kite app? Is there any way I can set targets using this mechanism while doing intraday trading? I wish to use 50 and 100 EMA crossover with 1min points?

  172. Rachit Sethi says:

    Hi Karthik

    Few doubts —–

    1) Does intraday trades have slightest of an impact on the stock prices or they are purely governed by delivery based trades ?
    2) If I place an intraday order and convert it to delivery by the end of the session, will it highlight in the overall volume for the day?
    3) Was shorting banned during the 2008 global crisis ? If yes then was trading in F&O banned too ? (Little out of the topic I Know)

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      1) It does have an impact and contributes significantly to the daily volatility
      2) Yup
      3) No, it was not.

  173. ANIL KUMAR G A says:

    On studies box which one should be taken for the moving cross over system?

  174. Sarthak Laddha says:

    Sir,
    What is the difference b/w linear weighted moving average and exponential moving average,, And i cannot find linear weighted moving average on kite.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Ah, I’m not sour linear weighted MA. I need to figure this out myself. EMA gives more weight to the recent data points as opposed to the older ones. So in a 10 day EMA, data points of 7,8,9, and 10th day is given more significance as opposed to 1,2,3,5, and 6th day.

  175. Heer says:

    Excellent module and response karthik. Does trend matter in crossover MA system. If sort is placed where slower MA crossed faster MA , at that point trend needs to consider or not?

  176. Pupun says:

    To use the exponential moving average crossover between 9 day EMA with 21 day EMA ( upto few trading session) and 25 day EMA with 50 day EMA (upto few weeks) what should be the duration of candlesticks ? Should it be 15min or 30min or 1hr or 1 day ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If you are using intraday, I’d suggest you use 15 or 30 mins. Else EOD for swing trades.

  177. suresh says:

    Zerodha Team, Need your help. I went through the videos, varsity docs, but not confident yet on EMA period setting. I would like to learn about EMA period usage in Kite. Using Kite Suppose I am viewing 15 minute candlestick chart and I have applied two EMA as
    EMA with period value 15
    EMA with period value 30
    1. Can you please tell me what is exactly happening here?
    2. Does it mean I am comparing EMA (15min into 15) vs EMA (15min into 30)? i.e., 225 min EMA vs 450 min EMA?
    3. How do I apply 15 x 30 minutes EMA on a 15 minute candle?
    4. How do I apply 15 x 30 minutes EMA both on a 3 minute candle and on a 5 minute candle on the same chart itself ?
    5. How should we calculate the period in kite for days, hours, minute on different candles say 3min,5min,1hr candle. I would like to know how the calculation works.
    6. Does the calculation differs for commodity, stock options trading since the trading hours is different for mcx, nse.
    7. On a single chart of say crude oil
    a. 3min candle: Apply 3 day Exponential moving average and 15 minute Exponential moving average
    b. 5min candle: Apply 20 day ema
    How to calculate the period in Kite and also does kite support the same with both 3min and 5min candle ?
    Thanks in Advance Zerodha Team.

    • 1. You are choosing an EMA for 15 candles of 15 mins vs 15 candles of 30 mins
      2. Yes
      3. You apply a 15(15 minute period= 225 mins) EMA and a 30(30 minute period= 450 mins) EMA, that will perform the same task
      4. You cannot apply EMAs for 2 candles of 2 different timeframes in a single chart. You can, however, use the multiple charts option on Kite and use 2 different timeframes separately
      5. Equities trade for 6 hours 15 minutes, Currencies trade for 8 hours, agri commodities for 7 hours and non- Agri for 13 hours and 30 minutes. So you can calculate by dividing the timeframe with the same
      6. EMA is calculated on the last ‘x’ number of candles. Non- Agri commodities will have more 15 min candles in a day compared to equity.
      7. 810 EMA vs 5 EMA? Can’t really understand what you meant there

  178. Abhishek V says:

    Pl tell how to get the 5 x 10 minutes moving average crossover to identify intraday opportunities. Thnx.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Please plot these averages on the price movement and look for crossovers. This should help you with signals.

  179. Jinal says:

    For short term trading we can use candlestick data of past 3-6 months with 50 x 100 day EMA?
    But which candlestick chart to use as in EOD or 1 week charts for last 3-6 months?

    And for long term ie 100 x 200 day EMA we have to use 1 month candlestick charts and data period past 1-3 years?

  180. Hemanth says:

    could u suggest me some recommended and free technical analysis software (reputed) for performing ema and sma, bollinger analysis etc

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I cant think of any apart from Kite 🙂
      Apart from Kite, I also like chartink.com

      • Chirag I Sharma says:

        Karthik, how about waiting for 5 minutes to confirm if the Short MA is staying above Long MA or reversing and avoid stop loss as the last chart?

  181. Raghavendra says:

    In the last chart, after first arrow, if we entered long, we would have lost as the price went down in spite of SMA being above LMA. What do we do in such cases??

  182. Viraj Patel says:

    What is the best time frame to trade positional, say on Friday or Monday in Bank NIfty?
    How many days should I consider for both moving average?

  183. Chirag I Sharma says:

    While reading your options module regarding choosing the right strike price, the first step was to decide my prediction of the underlying.

    In case of EMA, we don’t predict but go with the flow and make profits as long as the condition of sell does not hit.

    How to select a strike price in case I want to trade options using EMA Crossover system Intraday?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If the signal triggers at a point where there is ample time to expiry (like 15-20 days), go for slightly OTM options…else stick to ATM. Remember, the chances of going wrong with ATM options is low. This is assuming your analysis is right in the first place.

      • Chirag I Sharma says:

        W.r.t. Bank Nifty, I’d consider ample time to expiry as 3days or higher, right?

        ‘Cos on 9th Morning (Monday) 9AMA crossed 21AMA at around 26500 and if I had purchased slight OTM 26700 if not 26800, then too would have made great money.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Yes, that would make sesnse, as long as you are talking about Bank Nifty weekly expiry.

          • Chirag I Sharma says:

            EMA is working like a charm for me. Today almost at the end of the day, I saw on a 5 min 9*21EMA chart of Nifty Bank creating a long position. Immediately I bought a nearest ITM strike (26800) at 84 and within 6 minutes the same chart of Nifty Bank gave sell signal, made 10 points in no time.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Good luck, Chirag! Hope you have more success in your way.

  184. SHUBHANKAR SHEKHAR PATHARE says:

    As said regarding taking trades based on moving averages, that we should take all the trades which are signalled , but does the technical analysis check list applies for trading with 50 ema?

  185. Archit says:

    In crossover system, should we wait for both averages to cross each other either buy or sell side? Because sometimes till the averages crosses each other, the profit gets converted into losses.

  186. GN says:

    Hi karthik,
    In the kite chart, the moving average is Simple Moving Average or Exponential Moving Average?

  187. Chirag I Sharma says:

    You have written-

    “Buy (fresh long) when the short term moving averages turns greater than the long term moving average.”

    Here when the short term EMA turns lesser than long term, can I buy an ITM PE Call, since I know that the price will fall as the smaller has crossed the longer downwards?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The thing with MA is that it can crisscross the signal line a couple of times before the trend emerges…by which time the option may lose its value.

      • Chirag I Sharma says:

        I am thinking of using EMA strategy only when the trend emerges in a 15min chart. Ofcourse what I earn will be very less if the trend reverses immediately but as you’ve also said, I will make big during rallies.

        I am a risk averse trader and have found moving averages will suit me for Option Trading but the only problem is selection of strike price at that moment and the expiry.

        1. Should I buy the next weekly BNF (not coming) expiry to reap gains of MA? (But premiums are too high)
        2. Currently I take a Long position if available on Thursday or Friday for the coming Thursday expiry and square off in a day or two when the trend reverses, should I not do 1. and continue with 2.?

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Chirag, if the strike selection confuses you, I’d suggest you stick to ATM options.

          1) Since you are buying, I’d suggest you stick to monthly options
          2) Buyers need more time to expiry, so better to stick to monthly options.

          • Chirag I Sharma says:

            Ok then I’ll stick to Nifty 50 stocks and keep scanning them for buying opportunities of either CE or PE with strict stop loss. Thanks! Will keep you posted by August end.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Good luck, Chirag!

  188. Chanu says:

    whats the line ” Market discount everything means”? pls explain

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      It means that price you see on the screen is reflective of all the known and unknow information related to the stock.

  189. CHIDAMBARAM V says:

    Hi Sir,
    1. What is an Offset in a moving Average? What is it used for ? What is the ideal value for this parameter? ( I could see this parameter in Kite).
    2.What is displaced moving average?Is it used to forecast the trend?Kindly explain in details.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Offset helps you move (displace) the moving average into the future. There is no ideal value but I see people use 5 days as default offset value. Both are similar.

  190. Ram says:

    where can i get inrtaday charts like for 5mn?
    bty. You are doing a very good job

  191. Dipak says:

    Thanks Karthik for wonderful blog.
    Could you please tell me,
    1)Which EMA cross over do you prefer for swing trading,trade which remains approax. for 2 to 7 days ?

    2) Which one would you use for swing trading,
    SMA cross over , or EMA cross over ?
    Thanks.

  192. Dipak says:

    Hello Karthik,

    I am adding 3 rd question,

    3) Which moving average would you prefer for swing trading,
    SMA,EMA,or EMA ?
    I know these depends on us.
    I just needed your opinion.

  193. Dipak says:

    Sorry, There is no option to edit.
    3)SMA,EMA or WMA ?

  194. nitin says:

    great sir thanks.

  195. Gowripriya says:

    Hi Karthik!

    Can I get to know whats the MACD – MA Convergence and Divergence and how it is beneficial? I understand Crossover is one of the key point of MACD. Can you explain this and why MACD isn’t included in this topic?

  196. Agnel says:

    I could not find out the EMA in the studies in Zerodha…. Can you please let me know if it goes by other names

  197. SUNIL says:

    Hi Karthik
    It seems you love moving averages,me too it rarely fails i will regret why in the early times i did not realized this.These days kite is slightly not giving precise information in its candle bars,and not properly works in first 2 minuts .Anyways it works fine.
    Zerodha is the only brokerage firm giving such nice free classes on technical analysis Big thanks for it.
    I would like to know if i combine mov.avg with ADX and DI indicator the momentum indicator
    sunil k minz

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, Sunil, I like it for its simplicity 🙂

      You can combine it, with ADX or DI to gain insights into the strength of momentum.

  198. Anna says:

    Reg. EMA crossover, it looks nice but one hitch. STOPLOSS. You haven’t spoken anything regarding it. If it is tight, probably one would get stopped out on a potentially profitable trade. If it is generous, risk/reward ration is not attractive. What is your view on “what should be the stop loss”?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      EMA (or even SMA), is not the best indicator to identify SL, simply because it gets choppy when the stock is moving sideways . You should opt for CS patterns instead.

  199. Bhavin says:

    Hi, When you said do 15 Minutes X 30 Minutes EMA for intraday. You meant period of 15 X 30 and 1 Minute candlesticks?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I’d suggest you use 5 or 10 mins chart instead of 1-minute candlesticks.

      • Anuragh says:

        Hello Karthik,

        From INTRADAY perspective for Plotting EMA on 5 min chart I have queries below
        1.what are the periods needs to be selected for both the charts so that I could see a crossover happening.
        2. What options needs to be selected for “Field and Type and Offset”
        3. Should EMA be used only if there is any trend observed(Up trend or Down Trend) like today as of 04/12/2018 SUNPHARMA was in downtrend . Please explain this elaborately.
        4. What is the difference between Trend and Momentum . Aren’t both the same
        Thank you In Advance.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          1) You can start with 9 and 21 EMA on the 5 mins chart, check if this works for you
          2) The field is the price. You can ignore the offset
          3) EMA is a lagging indicator, it is used to identify the trend after it has gained some momentum.
          4) Yes, both are used interchangeably.

          • Anuragh says:

            Thank-you for the responses above .
            I tried the way you had mentioned but i couldn’t see any crossovers happening either in 5 min or 3 min period . Multiple Crossovers happen only in 1 Min time frame.
            Also how do we know if any Trend has already formed without these indicators letting us know . Do we have to look out for any other Indicator in conjunction with this which shows a clear indication that a trend has already been formed and which could allow us to take a stance accordingly.

          • Karthik Rangappa says:

            Anuragh, I’d suggest you change the settings to see which one works for you. You can always check the rate of at which the returns vary i.e momentum to figure out if a trend is in place or not.

  200. Dhineshbabuj says:

    Dear sir,
    I just started learning TA, INDICATORs.in our Zerodha Kite, I didn’t find MA CROSS OVER indicator in the studies menu. Where it’s available and at what name?

    Thanks sir

  201. Gaurav says:

    Sir,
    Is there any Module for Mutual Funds? I mean how to choose best performing funds?

  202. Narayan says:

    How to find Hull Moving avarage in Zerodha?

  203. Himanshu says:

    Sir, can you please tell me more about 15*30mins and 5*10mins for intraday I’m confused what is exactly 15 or 5. And also can you tell me the best crossovers to consider while intraday trading?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      It is a 15 min moving average over a 30-minute average. There is nothing like the best crossover for intraday. You will have to figure out what works for you by trial and error.

      • Siva kumar reddy says:

        Hi karthi,
        Can you let me know how we can keep moving average of 15min and 30min in KITE? I can see only days i.e. from 1,2, 3, etc.,

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          All you need to do is change the frequency to the desired time frame, like 15 or 30 mins. When you load the chart, the first dropdown starting from the left gives you these options.

  204. Mehul Shah says:

    Can u help me with displaced moving averages and how to put in kites chart

  205. Siva kumar reddy says:

    Hi karthik,
    can you suggest best cross over points for BANK NIFTY OPTIONS TRADING?

  206. Tushar says:

    Hi Karthik,
    Greetings! How to do the set up of MAs in Zerodha? I mean how do i select number of days for shorter and longer MAs for the particular stock ? will the system automatically trigger the ‘Buy’ and ‘Sell’ signals once appropriate conditions are met? Many thanks

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The settings for long/short MA has to come from your own experimentation. I generally prefer 9 and 21 day EMA. If you are looking for automatic triggers, I’d suggest you look at Streak (available for free this month) – https://www.streak.tech/

  207. Manish says:

    Hi Karthik,
    What time frame we should keep while plotting the graph for the 9X21 EMA / 25×50 EMA for doing positional trading (time frame of 10 to 15 days).

    Thanks,
    Manish

  208. Gourav panda says:

    Hi Karthik,
    Moving Average crossovers are mostly lagging indicators. They often cause stop loss to be hit.
    What else do you think will give better gauge of the market before moving average.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Gourav, I personally find MA to be the most veratile system/indicator. The lag is emphasised when the stock is trending, but then when there is momentum in play, it lets you ride and book healthy profits.

  209. Anitesh Singh says:

    Hi Kartik.. I try to follow simple strategy.. Since I am new to Intraday trading, so I have set a target of profit per day around Rs.2500/- per day and maximum loss of Rs.3000/- per trade and Rs.6000/- max loss for a day. This means I stop trading for the day if I gain around Rs.2500/- or lose around Rs.6000/-.
    I trade Equity Futures and only in 2-3 stocks because I have been tracking those stocks for a long time and now I am familiar with them.
    Its been a week and I have gained around Rs.16,000/- on a capital of 1 Lakh. Its too early to comment if I can make this consistently or not. I would like to have your opinion….
    Do you think my money management is fine considering the fact that I am a newbie?
    Also it would be great if you can suggest what should I do to move ahead from here?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The risk to reward is not proportionate…in effect, you are risking 6K for a gain of 2.5K. Lets assume you are have been lucky so far…what if you hit 10 straight loss-making trades in a row?

      • Anitesh Singh says:

        Yes. I understand that now.. Also I think it’s just my luck till now. I don’t have a robust strategy which is backtested.
        Can you suggest how can a beginner develop his own strategy..? And will you suggest any book for that..?
        Its just that there are too many strategies and trying and testing each one might not be possible.

  210. Srinathjayanna says:

    Sir 9*21 for ema which is period and offset is it 9period 21offset or vice-versa

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You can use this at any time period. I personally prefer the EOD time period, even for intraday trading.

  211. Srinathjayanna says:

    Sir to take nism certification varsity modules syllabus is enough for it.

  212. Yash khatri says:

    Hey karthik,
    I am new here and it was almost a brain storming session for me to read continiously till this chapter from the first chapter of this module.. but it was totally worth it. I tried to find those single stick patterns and analyse them they were of great help. I Also observed multiple candlestick patterns in various stocks and then they were moving just as you said! And the way you explained these was totally simple as well as descriptive. So thankyou for that.. clearly you have written that with all your heart so it was sooo hard to stop reading it further..
    Actually i had a query in moving averages as you said one should long when the faster moving average cuts from below the slower moving average.. so can i do the opposite as when Slower moving average cuts faster moving average from below can i enter into a short position? I tried to observe it and in infosys i observed this two times in current month between 1 dec to 5 dec that if i had entered in a short position i would have incurred a loss.. eventhough the loss is quite less in both cases i.e. almost a rupee difference per share.. to be noted that i have used 9*21 chart in 15 mins timeframe… so i wanted to know your opinion about taking a short position in the exact opposite situation when you suggested to go long.. also please tell me what is EOD time period.. as i cant recall it..
    Again Thank a ton for your efforts!! 🙂

    • Yash khatri says:

      Also if i entered in a long position and the faster moving average is way too high than the slower moving average hence i am in reasonably higher unrealised profits.. and then i saw some dojis or spinning tops or a hanging man or any other bearish pattern or even i see selling from the smart money and we know we should trade in the flow where smart money is moving.. but on the other side the slower moving average has not given any signal to settle the trade yet, should i wait for the moving averages to cut and provide me a signal to sell..or settle it at the time i see bearish patterns as if i wait for the faster moving average to come closer or even to cut slower moving average and when it cuts i will realise relatively lower profits than what i could have booked if i had sold at the time of getting a comfirmation from those bearish patterns. Also what will be the stoploss trigger in cross systems.. i think that should be the point where we entered in trade but that can be hit multiple times in some situations where market is not in complete upwsrd or downward trend. Please Correct me if i am wrong here.

      • Karthik Rangappa says:

        In a sense true, Yash. In such a situation you can even trail your profits to lock in your profits and ride the wave.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Thanks for the kind words, Yash. Such encouragement keeps us motivated 🙂

      Yes, you can short the stock by all means. However, I hope you are aware that you cannot short and hold the position in the equity market (Spot market). You will have to do this in either the futures market or the options (buy puts).

      • Yash khatri says:

        Yes i am aware of the same. Actually i was thinking about going short in intraday Trades.
        I am going to start getting in-depth knowledge of f&o soon with CA final SFM so that i can get exam oriented as well as practical knowledge side by side. Will surely apply these techniques in that segment. Also i tried to apply supertrend 7,3 along with EMA crossovers and i found that supertrend was avoiding the trades that EMA crossovers would have suggested in sideways market. So in such a case i want to know your opinion on which one is better.. supertrend or EMA crossovers.. i thought why choosing one when you can apply both simultaneously.. will there be any limitations that i am not aware of if using these two simultaneously. Also i am having a track on volumes before entering a trade.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Supertrend uses MAs as a core concept. Traders sware by supertrend, but I’d prefer good old EMA for its simplicity.

  213. Chandan Chandramani says:

    Sir,
    If I choose a 3 minute candle and select 2 EMAs first of period 5 and second of period 10 then will it be a 15 X 30 crossover pattern?

    Please respond. Thank you.

  214. Bhoopal says:

    Dear Karthik Ji

    I want to initiate trades based on crossover system that too in Intraday time frame only,so when I should I initiate trade?
    either after particular time frame candle close is above/below crossover or just immediately after crossover is done?

    Can I use 5x 10EMA crossover on 15 mnts time frame or only I should use 9×21 EMA

    I read in one of your answers that CS patter should be opt for SL for crossover system ? what is CS pattern?

    I will be thankful for your prompt reply.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If you are looking at intraday, then you can initiate this based on a simple 9 and 21 day EMA crossover. You can initiate this as soon as the crossover is done.

  215. Siddhant Kapadia says:

    Dear Sir,

    How do I use the 15 x 30 minutes crossover on the kite software or app? How should I get the days part into minutes?

    Regards,
    Sid

  216. Amit Bhimani says:

    Dear Sir,

    Would plz suggest me best strategy for sure shot 30 points in Mcx Gold Intraday??????

  217. Shrey Jain says:

    Hi, I tried plotting the charts after reading the content here, but i don’t seem to understand what “offset” stands for in Zerodha?

  218. Srinathjayanna says:

    Sir since moving averages are lagging indicators instead of going with full quantity can we go with half quantity because before crossover there will be already trend will be established so instead of going full we can go and trade with half quantity right.

  219. Srinathjayanna says:

    CONGRATULATIONS 💐💐karthik sir for becoming No1 brokerage in India congrats for the whole zerodha team and nithin.

  220. Srinathjayanna says:

    Sir what is market profile and order flow analysis and how important is it I don’t find any material here on these topics.

  221. Ron Kalra says:

    Dear Karthik,
    First all let me congratulate you for becoming India’s number 1 broker, absolutely amazing job.
    I can tell you that you guys are the best and nothing can Zerodha’s trading platform.

    All said, there is a small issue ( I think, it’s small and should be given attention to ). In your Pi trading platform you offer Expert Advisory code for Ichimoku Cloud but the indicator itself is not available in the Pi platform. After many reminders and emails to Zerodha I still get the same reply from you guys to use Kite for Ichimoku.

    To be honest when you are planning your trade using a particular strategies/indicator it’s not very convenient to change platform. You really want to see all the details in one screen so you can make your trading decision smartly.

    Also, I guess Ichimoku is consider a very basic Indicator which is available with almost every trading platform in the world.
    I just hope it not too much of work and by paying little attention to small details you will make many people happy. I have seen in your Trading Q&A and observed that there are many request for the same.

    So, I’ll really appreciate if you can take this matter seriously and try to help us by providing us Ichimoku cloud in Pi software. At least I can say for myself that I’ll perform better if it is available for us. Once again please please don’t ignore my request and hopefully you will help me out with this.

    Thank you very much indeed for all you do for us. Really appreciated all the time and energy you put in for us. Please please please don’t disappoint me on this one.

    Regards
    Ron

  222. Ajay Virkhade says:

    Hi,
    Crossover EMA is explained brilliantly and in easy way. After a long research on crossover EMA, my doubts are clarified in this article. Before reading this study, i was very confused with respect to which crossover EMA to be used for short term trading and for long term trading. It will be very helpful for me if you clarified that which time frame candle should be used for intraday trading.
    Thanks.

  223. Sunil Awasthi says:

    Dear Karthik
    EMA crossovers in addition to S/R levels you talked about is mixing of two independent strategies. Would it not be better if we take every EMA crossover trade without considering S/R levels so that one big trending trade will overshadow the marginal profits or few minimum losses..because after all we want to ride the trend and it may easily surpass historical supports and resistances in that case leaving S/R levels with no utility in bigger picture scenario.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Sunil, of course it does. In fact, if you decide to follow only EMA, then you should take all signals hoping for that 1 trade which can compensate for all the tiny losses when the mkts traded sideways. No point complicating this by looking at S&R.

      My suggestion to look at S&R and EMA was from a very short term perspective.

      • Sunil Awasthi says:

        Thank you Karthik for replying in the most satisfactory manner.
        From SHORT TERM perspective, I think it would be right to exit the trade once the target as per S/R level is hit; instead of waiting for one wild swing . Correct me if I am wrong.
        Regards.

        • Karthik Rangappa says:

          Of course, you are free to add as many calibration techniques as possible to enhance the profitability of your system!

  224. Prey says:

    Hello,
    Can you please tell me what time frames and crossover EMA’s are ideal for intraday and swing trading. I am confused a bit.
    Thanks in advance.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I personally prefer EOD time frame. Crossover EMA’s…hmm there is no such thing as ideal 🙂
      YOu will have to experiment and figure out what works for you.

  225. Akshay says:

    Sir I think 9*21 moving average is better than 9*18 MA crossover is it true?

  226. Akshay says:

    Today I buy stock of JSW steel and on basis of Bollinger band macd and some 1-2 other indicators.Today is the bearish market and my stoploss is hit.How can I find my mistake in this trade and I took risk to reward as 1:2.

  227. govind toshniwal says:

    we use 9 day * 21 day ema crossover for short term trading and for intraday trading in 5 minute charts how much candle do u suggest for better results. whether 5*10 minute candle is better or 15*30 minute is better for intraday trading

  228. Maria says:

    How do we set targets and stoploss here ?

  229. Himanshu Garg says:

    In the above chapter, it says that you exit the position when the shorter average(eg. 50 day) turns less than the longer one(eg. 100 day) . How do we judge the “turn”?

  230. Himanshu Garg says:

    Also, if we have to wait for the short average to cross with the longer average again but in the opposite manner of a golden cross (death cross) to exit the position, won’t that lead to missing of the highest price for exit? I backtested it and many times waiting for the death cross leads to a loss of more than 20 percent. Even in the example chart in the module. The averages don’t actually cross when the suggested exit point comes (BPCL).

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Yes, it will. But remember, the MA system is not about getting the timing right..it is about catching a part of a larger trend.

  231. sunil says:

    what are field,type,offset and underlay in ploting moving average across a chart is there any tutorial to know in detail about this.
    I want to know about 15*30 and 5*10 cross overs

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I’d suggest you ignore the offset bit, it does not really add much value. The rest is explained in the chapter.

  232. Parita Mehta says:

    Can you please explain exactly how to place these moving averages on a chart, say for example 15*30 mins for intraday with all the necessary time frames? I also dont know how to select the number of candles for a particular chart.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      If you are interested in intraday trading, I’d suggest you look for at least 10-15mins chart. Yes, you can use 15*30 for intraday with 3-5 days of the intraday chart.

  233. M.Bhoopal says:

    Dear Karthik Ji

    Could pls clarify the below content which was mentioned in your Zerodha varsity in MA chapter ?

    “Needless to say, the MA crossover system can also be applied for intraday trading. For instance one could use the 15 x 30 minutes crossover to identify intraday opportunities. A more aggressive trader could use 5 x 10 minute crossover”

    As per the above if i want to trade on 15 x 30 mnts crossover then which MA should I use i.e. 9 x 21 day on 15 / 30 mnts
    or 25 / 50 day for Intraday on 15 /30 mnts or 5 /10 mnts ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      You need to load 15-minute time frame and overlay on it 9 and 21 EMAs. If this does not work, then maybe you should try changing the values. The idea is to experiment and calibrate these to match your risk-reward temperament.

  234. M.Bhoopal says:

    Dear Karthik ji

    Which crossover either 9 x 21 EMA or 5×10 EMA on 1 hr time frame is best crossover for good profits ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I wish there was a simple and direct answer for that 🙂
      You really have to experiment and figure out which one works well for you 🙂

  235. PANKAJ says:

    What do you mean by EMA is 9 over 21 minute candles
    I want to know 9 is minute or day
    What do means by cross over exactly

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Its explained in the chapter/comments itself, Pankaj. Can you please read through it again? Thanks.

  236. Elamparithi says:

    Hi Karthik ,

    I had gone through complete TA and Options Theory for Professional Trading ,among that ,the concept which have more confidence on Candlestick pattern(15 min time frame ) and EMA (5*10) that trading is possible with these concept .Moreover i am trading for past 6 month based on EMA crossover .

    The advice which i required from Pro trade like you ,whether i can take this trading as a carrier for rest of the life in discipline manner . Right now i am trading in Bank nifty Option

    1.If 5 EMA greater or crossover 10 EMA will take CE as position ,This CE position will be squared off when 5 EMA lesser or crossover 10 EMA
    2.If 5 EMA lesser or crossover 10 EMA will take PE as position ,This PE position will be squared off when 5 EMA greater or crossover 10 EMA
    Is any thing want to correct me pls

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The short answer is no. Trading as a full-time career is too risky and unstainable. Only a few amongst 1000s survive. Do this as a secondary job, but do something which will give you steady cash flow every month.

  237. YOGASATHIYAN SNS says:

    Please let me know if any pre defined function exist for hull moving average. I have find out SMA, EMA and TMA for moving average screener. But I am unable to code for hull moving average function in zerodha PI…..pls help me

  238. Khemji prajapati says:

    How can I load 21 sma band (high to low) in zerodha kite. Which option I should go?

  239. Sujin says:

    How can I setup 15*30 min EMA in zerodha.

  240. Srinivasan M says:

    My doubt is how to calculate Length in MA. Can anyone clear it out for me?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The length (look back period) I suppose…this depends on your trading style. If you are doing intraday, then you should be looking at say the 10-minute average. If you are doing an end of the day, then maybe a 50-day average will help.

  241. Sujin says:

    Can you please explain about this?

  242. Sujin says:

    About how can I setup 15*30 min EMA in zerodha?

  243. SRINIVAS R says:

    you said that In case to avoid the sideways market the “MA Cross over should be high “.
    Instead can we use ADX Indicator to avoid sideways market

  244. Vikas says:

    Sir in 10 min EMA & 10 Days EMA i understood that in 10 Days EMA lookback period is of 10 days but in 10 min EMA the lookback period is of 10 minute candle but for how much time/days?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Vikas, just like the 10 day EMA, the 10 mins EMA looks at the last days candle to evaluate the 10 min EMA.

  245. Satya says:

    Hi Karthik,

    If we want to take the trading decision for intraday on 9 * 21 on 5 minutes chart, Do we need to wait till it generates 21 five minutes candles (i.e 5*21 =105 minutes)? How to take trading decision in the first one hour based on 9*21 – 5 minutes candles?

    Thanks
    Satya.

  246. Kiran Narayanan says:

    Dear Sir,
    Thank you so much again for the wonderful modules. Its very simple but very powerful.
    I have two doubts here
    1. can we do shorting when the short term moving average turns lesser than the longer term moving average also?
    2. Can we initiate a trade only with EMA?
    Please clarify…

  247. Satya says:

    Hi Karthik,

    Since the average is considered based the previous values also, I have noticed significant difference between the short term moving average line crossing point and spot price.
    If we want to go long based on 9*21 five minutes candle chart for intraday trading, when the short term moving average line crosses the long term moving average line, we are supposed to initiate the trade, but the spot price is far higher than the crossing point. Still do we need to initiate the long trade though it is higher than the crossing line.

    Thanks & Regards
    Satya.

  248. Satya says:

    Hi Karthik,

    How to check the intraday charts, if there is any link to go through, please share.

    Thanks
    Satya.

  249. Satya says:

    Hi Karthik,

    As moving average cross over system gives the signal once the trend is established, we are already entering into the trade at higher level than moving average crossing point ( we miss some initial part of bullish trend), again during sell time, once the bearish trend established we will wait for the crossing point and again we miss some points from high ( we exit after some days of bearish trend).
    Basically we are missing some trend at entry and exit level. Is there any better system to overcome this? Am I missing some thing here?

    Thanks
    Satya.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Hmm, I understand. However, it is not possible to capture the trend in entirety 🙂

      Anyway, to overcome this, you can overlay other momentum indicators such as MACD, but that will just start complicating the system.

  250. ALEKH says:

    Hello,
    first of all thanks for this wonderful explanation. I wanted to ask that what should be candlestick pattern for Ema cross of (25,50).Like i should keep the candle for 1 day or 1 week. Because i dont have time for intraday buying and selling.I just want to buy on monday a good number of stocks and sell it on maybe friday or next monday. Like a MID TERM POSITIONAL CALL.

  251. krutuparna says:

    there are arithmatical mistakes in the pdf version of this module,also some charts and topics are not there.

  252. ALEKH says:

    but for 9 ema and 21 ema putting 30 min candle is giving me a perfect result . I want to ask what should be my candle patten and ema cross format for a positional trading like keeping a stock for a week and then selling it

  253. Arunkumar says:

    Hi,

    What is the best time period for 9*21 EMA for Nifty Intraday. (1,3,5mins)?

  254. Satish says:

    Dear Karthik,

    When I use the moving average line of say, 9 and 21 days, your advice has been to keep the trade till the 21 day line crosses the 9 day line. With this strategy, when I sell the stock, it may not be at the peak, and some profits maybe lost. Is there any reason it is suggested to keep the trade till the condition is satisfied?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      The thing is that it is tough to capture the entire rally since it involves timing the market. Given this, even if you manage to capture 50% of the rally, then its job well done. This is what the system helps you do.

  255. Shyam Sundar says:

    And one more thing when the cross-over happens the market is already up or down by a very huge margin. How to make sure that we are not entering when its a peak of that rally.

  256. RAJESH says:

    hello karthik

    i am very confused while apply ma crossover on a crude oil or silver bcz if i am using longer EMA than it does not seems like profitable and if i am using shorter EMA than there is so much trading signals in a single day so here again a major problem bcz in MA CROSSOVER we are not selecting the trade bt we must trade so please help me in this condition.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Rajesh, the thing is that you cannot force fit a trade 🙂

      I’d suggest you continue to use long term average lines and wait for the right opportunity to get into a trade.

  257. tangudu neelakantha says:

    For intraday as you have mentioned 15 x 30 minutes exponential moving averages. By this, I have to set the period as 15 in one moving average and 30 in another moving average. so what should be the candles sticks for it 15 minutes or 10 minutes or any candlesticks based on our needs?

  258. vikas says:

    Mr Karthik
    totally a beiginner in the world of trade.
    beginning is reading ur tuorials and opening of acct on zerodha.
    can u tell pl if there is any tutorial onusing the zerodha platform and how to open the various MAs, vol etc u hav covered till now
    thanks

  259. Advik says:

    how do you decide how many day averages you want

  260. vikas says:

    Mr Karthik
    when ive opened a day candle with two EMa cross over (short, long) and then change the candle to minutes candle, does the EMA cross also change automatically to min or is it reqd to be done manually. i,m talking abt looking at charts on kite
    thanks

  261. Rohith says:

    How minimum can you go with crossover emas in terms of time intervals ? Can it be 5 or 10 seconds also ? And will the same 9 and 21 apply for small and large emas ?

  262. Kiran Shetty says:

    Hi Karthik,
    Please reply,
    are these,
    9 day EMA with 21 day EMA –
    25 day EMA with 50 day EMA –
    50 day EMA with 100 Day EMA –
    100 day EMA with 200 day EMA

    automatically created in zerodha upon setting some settings or do we have to manually draw this MA graph or is there any different software available for it?

    Regards,
    Kiran

  263. Rakesh says:

    Hello Team,
    Happy New Year.
    I am new here and would like to know as to why standard EMAs are used for trading. Say why 9 x 21 day EMA instead of 8 x 20 day EMA? Is there a calculation behind it ?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      There is no specific reason to choose 9×21 over 8×20, its just a matter of preference and convenience of using them over the years.

  264. Rakesh says:

    Hello sir,
    Thanks for the immediate response.
    Can you suggest some books that specifically deal with the indicators and has all the calculation behind it ?
    I am sure they are not needed for the trading part, but I would like to learn more about it.

  265. Suresh says:

    January 16, 2020 at 10:17 pm
    Dear Karthik,

    Can i add the following parameter to your chart

    StochRSI(14,14,E,3)
    RSI period =14
    Stochastic period =14
    Average Type = E
    Average Period = 3
    Please let me know how to add the following parameter to the chart

  266. Shanmu says:

    Hi Karthik,

    I see there is a moving average type “time series” while adding a moving average indicator.

    Can you please explain me about how zerodha calculates that TSMA?

    It would be helpful if you could share the formula or related links where i can find the explanation.

    I have searched internet but not able to find how TSMA is formed.

    Thanks,
    Shanmu

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      I’m not sure about this, need to check. By the way we do not compute any of these indicator values. It either comes from chartIQ or Tradingview.

  267. Jay says:

    Hi

    Sometimes when I use the crossovers, there is a late entry. That is the peak has already been reached by the time the moving average crossover occurs.Next sell of begins.

    This sell off continues till the cross over is complete resulting in big losses. So by using a crossover I am actually entering into a losing trade. It would be great

    a) if you had tips on how to avoid these kind of crossover situations.

    b) Also what kind of stop loss do you recommend for the crossover strategies. I generally trade daily or weekly timeframes.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Jay, this is the nature of the MA system. It makes you trade several average/loss-making trade before you hit that 1 megatrend trade. The thing is that you will have to take up all the trades and you cannot pick and choose which one to trade and not to trade…since you’ll never know which trade would result in the megatrend trade. Having said so,

      1) Use slightly larger term averages…something like a 50 x 100
      2) Stick to the SL suggested by the system.

  268. Jay says:

    Hi,

    You are right, I trade 50×120 and usually the megatrend takes care of the losers.

    My concern is that the losers are sometimes too big, of course you can never get a loser free trading system.But you do want to minimise these losses as much as possible.

    Can you suggest a stop loss for a moving crossover of 50×100 over daily or weekly timeframes?

  269. sravan says:

    Hi Karthik,
    Thanks for the detailed explanation of each and every concept.
    I am a bit confused between mean reversion and momentum strategies. Chart patterns discussed here are reversal patterns.
    My questions are
    1) Are reversal patterns part of mean reversion strategies?
    2) Can be use moving averages for mean reversion strategies?

    Thanks

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      1) No, patterns are not related to mean reversion. The indicator Bollinger band is a good example of mean reversion.
      2) No, MA is a momentum indicator, not mean reversion.

  270. Prabin says:

    Hi can you tell the combination for intraday trading as i didn’t get the meaning of 15*30 as mentioned above.

  271. Gaurav Purushan says:

    What type of view and studies should I set for tracking smart money in stocks ? For eg. Does viewing 30 min chart of a stock for 9 day EMA and 21 day EMA crossover on closing price with 10 day SMA on volume good enough ?

  272. Sanket says:

    I do not see a EMA option on my indicators in the Kite app. How do I put the EMA?

  273. Vasu Agarwal says:

    Does the moving average system eliminates the need to set target price while trading? As my understanding of this chapter says that we sell the stock only when exit signal is triggered by the MA system.

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Vasu, the MA system does not give you a target, however, comes with an in-built SL mechanism. The system allows you to stay in the trend as long as it lasts.

  274. Vasu Agarwal says:

    Thanks Karthik and kudos to you guys for providing such an awesome material.

  275. Rohan says:

    sir, in 100×200 EMA cross, how to identify buying and selling position, I’m little confused like, EMA should be 100 and EMA cross should be 200?? please explain.

  276. Amogh Vignesh says:

    How do you plot a Smoothed Moving Average on Kite chart? I see the option for Simple moving average, exponential Moving Average & many others, but not able to find settings for Smoothed Moving Average. Thanks in advance

  277. Praveen Aruru says:

    Dear Sir,

    Thank you for valuable details explained clearly.
    As i am beginner i still have some questions. Please help to clarify those.
    I have Three questions in this chapter

    Q1: In the section 13.3 first diagram, it is shown once the MA line is crossed by the CMP (Price fallen below the MA), but in the diagram, it is mentioned as “Ignore”. Can you please tell me what is the criteria to ignore such cases?

    Q2: In the section 13.4 last diagram, the second buy signal (cross over point to buy), and corresponding sell signal (cross over point to sell) leads to loss in the trade. Is it to show the intention of the trainer to tell that there can be loss making trades also Or is it profitable trade. From my understanding it does not look like profit making trade.

    Q3: In Continuation to Q2, can you please explain how to we place trade set up with such MA (cross over indicators). By Trade setup i mean entry point, exit point and stop loss. If this is already answered in forth coming chapters please ignore this Q.

    Thanks & Regards
    Praveen Aruru

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      1) I’m unable to spot the ignore bit, can you please tell me which diagram you are referring to?
      2) The thing is that you will know if its profit or loss only on hindsight. In real markets, you need to act as soon as the price crosses over the MA, hence one would have close the trade.
      3) The set up is explained in this chapter only no?

  278. Abdul says:

    hello sir,
    U said we can use 15*30minutes (MACD) for intraday
    MACD settings are limited to days only .
    how we can convert it into minutes.
    Plz guide

  279. Anand says:

    How to get “Smoothed Moving Average” on Kite chart? There are many option for Simple moving average, exponential Moving Average & many others, but not able to find settings for Smoothed Moving Average.
    Please guide

  280. Abhinav Saini says:

    Sir,
    While analyzing ‘5 min’ chart and moving average period is set to 10. what does it mean?
    will it show moving average of 5×10= 50 minutes or 1×10= 10 min.?

  281. Arjun says:

    How do I get 100 day or 200 day Exponential Moving Average Line on Zerodha – Kite App.

    I am able only able to get length and offset option in MA and EMA. Nothing related to period.

    Earlier there was option under studies option to change period but now instead of studies we have indicator with no option to change the period in MA or EMA.

    Please advice. I am unable to install PI due to some issues in my laptop.

  282. Saurabh says:

    Dear Sir,
    Could you plz tell suggest some business news sources that would better insight of companies and their management.

  283. Saurabh says:

    Dear Sir,
    If we remove a few data points that are highly volatile while calculating the EMA. Does it lead to better predictability?

    • Karthik Rangappa says:

      Hmm, it smoothes out the data, but that also means you are tampering the data, which you should not be.

  284. Saurabh says:

    Dear Sir,
    I am aware of ET, but what is HBT?
    Is it Hindu business times?