Exponential Moving Average Variant of the Commodity Channel Index

Summary

The document describes a version of the Commodity Channel Index that uses exponential moving averages in place of the simple moving averages in Donald Lambert’s original formulation. This change makes the indicator’s averaging method more responsive to recent data, though the text does not explain the calculation or compare its behavior with the original.

The implementation is described as compatible with both MQL4 and MQL5 through conditional compilation. No trading rules, parameter recommendations, performance evidence, or risk guidance are provided, so the note supports understanding the implementation variation but not judging its trading value.

Key ideas

• The indicator substitutes exponential moving averages for the simple moving averages used in the original Commodity Channel Index.
• The implementation is designed to compile in both MQL4 and MQL5.
• The document gives no performance results or guidance for using the indicator in a trading strategy.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.