Periodic Moving Averages

Indicator plots three simple moving averages (MA) that are reset at the beginning of period, specified by a user.

• Red MA is based on highs
  
• Blue MA is based on close
  
• Green MA one is based on lows.
  

Moving averages often act as support /resistance levels. They can also help to identify intraday trend. It is important to realize that none of the moving averages is universal as price behavior changes from day to day. On the chart I’ve highlighted several occurrences when one of MAs (different ones) provided support for price.

Parameters:

PERIOD – period for which MAs are plotted. They are reset at the beginning of each period. Period cannot be lower than chart’s timeframe
LENGTH – length of moving averages. If set to 0 then parameter is ignored and MAs are calculated on all bars, available in the period
VWAP? – if checked then moving averages will be calculated as volume weighted price

Disclaimer
This indicator should not be used as a standalone tool to make trading decisions but only in conjunction with other technical analysis methods.

Release Notes:

UPD 1.1. added two features:
- SIGNALS. Indicator will highlight occurrences where one of MAs acted as support (green box) or resistance (red box) level. The capital letter and number tell which MA was in play and how many times in the period
- TREND. Indicator will show trend in the period. Green filling means price is trending up; red means down; no coloring means uncertainty.
The logic of both features is not very sophisticated and should be treated more as an illustration of the concepts rather than a trading tool.

Release Notes:

UPD 1.2. Support/Resistance counter is reset if price breaks MA. Minor changes of visuals