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>The Hull Moving Average solves the age old dilemma of making a
>moving average more responsive to current price activity whilst
>maintaining curve smoothness.

The "problem" as stated is a straw man.  The problem isn't a
dilemma.  It's more of a trilemma, involving THREE things, not two:

1. maintain smoothness.
2. minimize lag.
3. minimize overshoot.

Unfortunately, the Hull Moving Average suffers from overshoot, which
is typical of low-lag smoothers based purely on impulse response
functions.

Statistical smoothers, on the other hand, DO balance these three
features.  Jurik's moving average (JMA) is one example.

-Alex