A widely used indicator that smooths out price data by creating a constantly updated average price.
A moving average is a technical analysis tool used to analyze price data by calculating an average price over a specified period. It helps to identify trends and reduce the impact of short-term price fluctuations or 'noise' by smoothing out the data. Different types of moving averages, such as simple or exponential, are used to provide varying degrees of responsiveness to recent price changes.