Simple Moving Average (SMA)


The Simple Moving Average (SMA) is a fundamental technical analysis tool that calculates the average price of a security over a specified number of periods. Its primary purpose is to smooth out price data by filtering short-term volatility, making it easier for traders to identify the direction of the underlying market trend.

SMA

=SMA(data, period)

Example Usage

=SMA(A2:F500, 50)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Status
data
Range
The input range of columns containing the Date, Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume data.
Required
period
Number
The number of periods (days) over which the Simple Moving Average is calculated.
Required

Returns

A two-column array of dates and their corresponding SMA values.

SMA Formula Result in Google Sheets