Moving Average - Triple Exponential (TEMA)

Description

The TEMA is a smoothing indicator. It was developed by Patrick Mulloy and is described in his article in the January, 1994 issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine.

Syntax

TEMA(int period)

TEMA(ISeries\<double\> input, int period)

Returns default value

TEMA(int period)[int barsAgo]

TEMA(ISeries\<double\> input, int period)[int barsAgo]

Return Value

double; Accessing this method via an index value [int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
input	Indicator source data (Series<T>)
period	Number of bars used in the calculation

Examples

1 // Prints the current value of a 20 period TEMA using default price type
2 double value = TEMA(20)[0];
3 Print("The current TEMA value is " + value.ToString());
4 
5 // Prints the current value of a 20 period TEMA using high price type
6 double value = TEMA(High, 20)[0];
7 Print("The current TEMA value is " + value.ToString());

Source Code

You can view this indicator method source code by selecting the menu New > NinjaScript Editor > Indicators within the NinjaTrader Control Center window.