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wayneuk69
Posted : Monday, October 17, 2011 8:06:01 PM
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Does anyone know what I should write to use front weighted moving averages in pcfs?
Bruce_L
Posted : Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:31:35 AM


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Front Weighted Moving Averages are not built into the Personal Criteria Formula Language. A 2-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(2 * C + C1) / 3

A 3-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(3 * C + 2 * C1 + C2) / 6

A 4-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(4 * C + 3 * C1 + 2 * C2 + C3) / 10

A 5-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(5 * C + 4 * C1 + 3 * C2 + 2 * C3 + C4) / 15

A 6-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(6 * C + 5 * C1 + 4 * C2 + 3 * C3 + 2 * C4 + C5) / 21

A 7-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(7 * C + 6 * C1 + 5 * C2 + 4 * C3 + 3 * C4 + 2 * C5 + C6) / 28

An 8-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(8 * C + 7 * C1 + 6 * C2 + 5 * C3 + 4 * C4 + 3 * C5 + 2 * C6 + C7) / 36

A 9-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(9 * C + 8 * C1 + 7 * C2 + 6 * C3 + 5 * C4 + 4 * C5 + 3 * C6 + 2 * C7 + C8) / 45

A 10-Period Front Weighted Moving Average could be written as:

(10 * C + 9 * C1 + 8 * C2 + 7 * C3 + 6 * C4 + 5 * C5 + 4 * C6 + 3 * C7 + 2 * C8 + C9) / 55

The basic pattern continues as the period increases.

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wayneuk69
Posted : Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:25:32 PM
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Thanks for those
sloop22
Posted : Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:57:04 PM
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Dear Trainer

Using the The formula for a 10-Period Front Weighted Moving Average as:

(10 * C + 9 * C1 + 8 * C2 + 7 * C3 + 6 * C4 + 5 * C5 + 4 * C6 + 3 * C7 + 2 * C8 + C9) / 55 for example
 

How do we write a 5 period front weighted moving average for the 10 period front weighted moving average as an example.

I'am stuck. Couldn't find anthing in the search for this.

 

Thanks in advance.

Sloop22

Bruce_L
Posted : Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:09:22 PM


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You would need to manually substitute the values of the FWMA5 into the FWMA10 or the other way around (it ends up being the same thing). So a FWMA5 of an FWMA10 could be written as:

(5 * (10 * C + 9 * C1 + 8 * C2 + 7 * C3 + 6 * C4 + 5 * C5 + 4 * C6 + 3 * C7 + 2 * C8 + C9) / 55 + 4 * (10 * C1 + 9 * C2 + 8 * C3 + 7 * C4 + 6 * C5 + 5 * C6 + 4 * C7 + 3 * C8 + 2 * C9 + C10) / 55 + 3 * (10 * C2 + 9 * C3 + 8 * C4 + 7 * C5 + 6 * C6 + 5 * C7 + 4 * C8 + 3 * C9 + 2 * C10 + C11) / 55 + 2 * (10 * C3 + 9 * C4 + 8 * C5 + 7 * C6 + 6 * C7 + 5 * C8 + 4 * C9 + 3 * C10 + 2 * C11 + C12) / 55 + (10 * C4 + 9 * C5 + 8 * C6 + 7 * C7 + 6 * C8 + 5 * C9 + 4 * C10 + 3 * C11 + 2 * C12 + C13) / 55) / 15

But we can shorten this because a lot of the terms are duplicated.

(50 * C + 85 * C1 + 106 * C2 + 114 * C3 + 110 * C4 + 95 * C5 + 80 * C6 + 65 * C7 + 50 * C8 + 35 * C9 + 20 * C10 + 10 * C11 + 4 * C12 + C13) / 825



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sloop22
Posted : Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:22:49 PM
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Thanks Bruce your the best.

 

I can see it and understand how it is done.

 

Thanks again.

Sloop22

Bruce_L
Posted : Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:40:37 PM


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You're welcome.



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