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To: Richard Estes who wrote (10935)	7/23/2000 5:35:49 PM
From: Webb B Blackman Jr	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12039

Thanks Richard. I have a copy of the A-Z book. In fact, I think that it was you that suggested that it to be a good reference several years ago. Since I do not use either variable and most of the time just use exponential series with variable time frames, I just did not know the answer to the question. Now I am going to interrupt the movie that I was watching to go and read up on the series. Do you know if either of these series can be plotted using Advanced GET? Great to hear from you. I hope to see you at the TAOTN meeting next year. You were truly missed in LA. --- webb blackman ---

To: Richard Estes who wrote (10935)	7/27/2000 12:16:08 PM
From: TechTrader42	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12039

Richard: "A variable moving average is an exponential moving average that automatically adjusts the smoothing percentage based on the volatility of the data series. The more volatile the data, the more sensitive the smoothing constant used in the moving average calculation. Sensitivity is increased by giving more weight given to the current data." As a courtesy to the author, lines such as those above should be placed within quotation marks. The paragraph is a direct quotation form "Technical Analysis from A to Z," which was written by Steven Achelis. The paragraph on the Time Series Forecast indicator is from the same source. Brooke

To: Richard Estes who wrote (10935)	8/10/2000 10:08:28 PM
From: mikeman	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12039

Richard--thanks for URL. Been away from the board for a few days entertaining my soon-to-be 5-yr old daughter. The ticker stops when she's around. I didn't realize that TSMA's were the same as the TSF indicator in MSWIN. I was also surprised to learn that variable MA's are calculated using VHF which is a trend indicator isn't it? Anyway, I set up a chart to compare 5-13-40 EMA's to 5-13-40 VMA's. The EMA's seem more sensitive to price movement while the VMA gives a better indication of the direction of the price movement. Is that the idea...to use VMA's to get a get confirmation on trends? You've mentioned that you like to use these MA's. What lengths are you using these days? How do they figure into your system? As confirming indicators? As crossovers For entries and exits? Combined with other indicators? Again, thanks for the URL. Mike