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[Cush]

Hi moonshadowus. "works best" is a phrase that leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

I'm sure you can see just by changing the period settings how the appearance changes.

Sometimes if I'm trying to see whether indicators have crossed (if they're really close) I'll shorten the time period to get a closer view. The Moving Averages are still in the same relationship just easier to see.

On the other hand, sometimes it's easier to see a pattern developing if you look at a longer time frame.

What did you have in mind when you wrote "works best"?

Cush