Hi, not sure if this belongs in rookie talk but thought it might get more response here. I've been working on a trading approach which in part uses moving averages. One entry signal relies on alignment of several moving averages. Any articles I've read with moving average strategies will say use periods X and Y but none I've read have the justification for why X and Y and not A or B. So what I was wondering is if anyone can give me a way to calculate the best MA periods to use... I know that's vague but any help would be appreciated. Currently I'm trading off the H4 chart using EMA 12, EMA 36 and LWMA 200.
Alex
Alex