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Zero-lag EMA

An EMA that tries to remove its own delay.

It feeds the EMA a price corrected for the lag (price plus the change over half the period), so the line turns earlier than a normal EMA.

In TradeXtool

Entry: Price close crosses above Zero-lag EMA(21).

Watch out

Less delay also means more false turns. In a choppy market it flips more often than a plain EMA.

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