Re: XMA - Variable length?

["Eric Svendsen" <esvendsen@xxxxxxxx>]

Since the XMA doesn't reference the entire length of the dataset, just the
last data element, wouldn't the result be colored by the prior input value?

Does a recalculation occur when the inputs are changed?

Eric Svendsen

{*******************************************************************
Description: Exponential Average
Provided By: Omega Research, Inc. (c) Copyright 1999
********************************************************************}

Inputs: Price(NumericSeries), Length(NumericSimple);
Variables: Factor(0);

If Length + 1 <> 0 Then Begin
   If CurrentBar <= 1 Then Begin
      Factor = 2 / (Length + 1);
      XAverage = Price;
 End
 Else
     XAverage = Factor * Price + (1 - Factor) * XAverage[1];
End;