What is it?
A Rolling Moving Average (RMA) is a smoothed moving average that gives more weight to recent prices, similar to an EMA but calculated differently. It’s great for spotting trends in volatile markets like crypto.

How is it used?

  • Trend following: An upward RMA indicates a bullish trend; a downward RMA indicates bearish.
  • Crossovers: A short RMA crossing above a long RMA signals a buy; crossing below signals a sell.
  • Support/resistance: Prices often respect the RMA as a dynamic level.

How is it calculated?
The RMA is essentially a Wilder’s Moving Average:

RMA = (Previous RMA × (n-1) + Current Price) / n  

Where n is the period. It’s similar to an EMA but uses a simpler smoothing method.

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