How to find trend using Moving Average?

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Hello,

How can I identify market movements (Uptrend, Downtrend, and Range market) using Moving Averages or any other indicators?

Currently, I am using the 200 EMA:
  • If the current price is above the 200 EMA → Uptrend
  • If the current price is below the 200 EMA → Downtrend

However, this method gives incorrect results about 50% of the time.

Is there a better alternative to determine trends using Moving Averages or any other indicators?
 
anuj71:
Hello,

How can I identify market movements (Uptrend, Downtrend, and Range market) using Moving Averages or any other indicators?

Currently, I am using the 200 EMA:
  • If the current price is above the 200 EMA → Uptrend
  • If the current price is below the 200 EMA → Downtrend

However, this method gives incorrect results about 50% of the time.

Is there a better alternative to determine trends using Moving Averages or any other indicators?

Trend-following strategies is nothing new or interesting. Can read this
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/445421
https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/136
https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/12479

Several Ways of Finding a Trend in MQL5
Several Ways of Finding a Trend in MQL5
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Any trader would give a lot for opportunity to accurately detect a trend at any given time. Perhaps, this is the Holy Grail that everyone is looking for. In this article we will consider several ways to detect a trend. To be more precise - how to program several classical ways to detect a trend by means of MQL5.
 
anuj71:
Hello,

How can I identify market movements (Uptrend, Downtrend, and Range market) using Moving Averages or any other indicators?

Currently, I am using the 200 EMA:
  • If the current price is above the 200 EMA → Uptrend
  • If the current price is below the 200 EMA → Downtrend

However, this method gives incorrect results about 50% of the time.

Is there a better alternative to determine trends using Moving Averages or any other indicators?
What logic did you use to get 200 number? In market  Fibonacci works more accurately than geometrical number based on my personal experience. Have you tried 55, 89, 144 ma?
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