Step-Filtered Moving Averages to Reduce Range-Market Signals

Summary

The note describes a moving-average variant intended to reduce frequent signals when prices move sideways. Instead of treating every slope change as meaningful, it applies a fixed step threshold measured in pips. The displayed average remains unchanged when its movement does not exceed the required step; when the threshold is crossed, the average updates toward the nearest value consistent with the step size.

The method can be applied to simple, exponential, smoothed, and linearly weighted moving averages. The author suggests using color changes in the resulting line as signals, but does not define the color rules or provide entry, exit, or risk-management criteria. No market, parameter calibration, comparative test, or performance evidence is included. The step threshold may therefore require instrument-specific tuning, and the note does not establish whether the filter improves results outside ranging conditions.

Key ideas

• A fixed pip threshold filters small changes in a moving average.
• The average holds its prior value when movement stays below the specified step.
• The described filter supports simple, exponential, smoothed, and linearly weighted averages.
• Color changes can be interpreted as signals, although their rules are not specified.
• No performance testing or threshold-selection guidance is provided.

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