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Multi Hourly ATP (Average Trade Price)
"Multi-timeframe average trade price" analysis combines two concepts: using the Average Trade Price (ATP) as a benchmark and applying a multi-timeframe analysis (MTFA) trading strategy. The benefits stem from using the ATP for position management and MTFA for better-informed trading decisions.
Benefits of Averaging the Trade Price
Averaging the trade price (using methods like "averaging down" or "averaging up," or the Volume-Weighted Average Price - VWAP) helps investors manage their positions and costs.
Better Cost Basis Assessment: The ATP provides a clear benchmark for your overall cost per share, including fees. This helps you understand your true breakeven point and accurately assess whether a position is currently profitable or at a loss.
Risk Mitigation: In a falling market, buying more shares at a lower price (averaging down) reduces the average purchase price, which means the stock does not have to recover to its initial price for you to break even or make a profit.
Profit Accumulation: In a rising market, buying more shares as the price increases (averaging up or pyramiding) allows you to accumulate more profits if the upward trend continues, increasing your overall position size in a winning trade.
Emotional Discipline: By following a predefined averaging strategy, traders can reduce the impact of emotional decisions like panic selling or holding onto losing trades for too long.
Managing Volatility: Averaging helps smooth out the impact of short-term price fluctuations on your overall portfolio performance, which is particularly useful in volatile markets.
Benefits of Averaging the Trade Price
Averaging the trade price (using methods like "averaging down" or "averaging up," or the Volume-Weighted Average Price - VWAP) helps investors manage their positions and costs.
Better Cost Basis Assessment: The ATP provides a clear benchmark for your overall cost per share, including fees. This helps you understand your true breakeven point and accurately assess whether a position is currently profitable or at a loss.
Risk Mitigation: In a falling market, buying more shares at a lower price (averaging down) reduces the average purchase price, which means the stock does not have to recover to its initial price for you to break even or make a profit.
Profit Accumulation: In a rising market, buying more shares as the price increases (averaging up or pyramiding) allows you to accumulate more profits if the upward trend continues, increasing your overall position size in a winning trade.
Emotional Discipline: By following a predefined averaging strategy, traders can reduce the impact of emotional decisions like panic selling or holding onto losing trades for too long.
Managing Volatility: Averaging helps smooth out the impact of short-term price fluctuations on your overall portfolio performance, which is particularly useful in volatile markets.
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Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.