AFIRMA indicator - a good moving average
The AFIRMA indicator can be used in strategies as a trend indicator or as a confirmation of traditional Moving Average signals. Its main advantage is the display without delays.
AFIRMA indicator is a rather old development, which, nevertheless, has not lost its relevance due to its good reproduction of quotes movement. It looks like a moving average, but the main difference from a simple MA is the absence of delays.
AFIRMA indicator for MT5
The indicator is divided into two parts:
- Blue is calculated based on smoothing by a digital filter.
- The red part is smoothed by fitting a cubic spline using the least squares method.
The combination of these methods gives a good muving, with no delays and close to the price.
The AFIRMA indicator can be used in strategies as a trend indicator or as a confirmation of traditional Moving Average signals.