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NexPips SDK

SMA

SMA

At a glance — Simple Moving Average: the arithmetic mean of the last period values of the chosen source. Smooth and lag-prone; great as a trend filter. Computed in O(1) per bar.

Signature

const sma: Series = api.use(SMA, { source: 'close', period: 50 });
FieldTypeDescription
periodnumber (≥ 1)Look-back window.
sourceSourcePrice source: open, high, low, close, hl2, hlc3, ohlc4.

Warm-up: period bars.

Example

indicators/sma-trend
import { defineStrategy, SMA } from '@nexpips/sdk-trading';


/**
 * Filtre de tendance : n'acheter que lorsque la clôture est au-dessus de
 * la moyenne mobile simple SMA(50).
 */
export default defineStrategy({
  symbol: 'EURUSD',
  timeframe: 'H1',
  risk: { maxRiskPercentPerTrade: 1, maxOpenPositions: 1, maxDailyLossPercent: 5 },
  setup: (api) => {
    const sma = api.use(SMA, { source: 'close', period: 50 });


    return {
      onBar(ctx) {
        if (!ctx.position.isFlat || ctx.position.hasPendingOrder) return;


        if (ctx.series.close.at(0) > sma.at(0)) {
          ctx.order.marketBuy({
            riskPercent: 1,
            stopLoss: { type: 'atr', period: 14, multiple: 2 },
            takeProfit: { type: 'rr', value: 2 },
          });
        }
      },
    };
  },
});

Only buy when price is above the SMA(50).

See also