Moving average

Simple moving average is a basic tool to smooth out price fluctuations.

Method

tm.ta.ma(source, timeperiod, matype)

Inputs

Parameter	Argument type	Description	Default Value
source	pd.Series	Input data series	-
timeperiod	int	Number of periods for the indicator	30
matype	int	Type of Moving Average	0

Outputs

Output	Type
ma	np.ndarray

Example usage

strategy.py

import tradomate as tm

@tm.strategy()
def my_strategy(config: tm.TradomateConfig, data: tm.TradomateData):

    # Trying out Moving average
    ma = tm.ta.ma(data.close, timeperiod=30, matype=0)

    # Get the last value and print
    last_value = ma.iloc[-1]
    tm.log(f"Last value of Moving average is {last_value}")

    # Plot the values of ma
    tm.plot(ma, title="Moving average", overlay=False)