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I have a 3-period SMA that I want to offset/displace forward by 3 bars, but I'm not sure how to do this using QC. In TOS, it is just an argument included in the SMA constructor.
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Shile Wen
Hi Cassidy,
In LEAN, we have data up until the Time Frontier, so having a 3-period SMA into the future is not possible. However, if you would like to displace the 3-period SMA into the past, we can do this combining the Delay indicator with the SMA. I’ve shown how to do this in the attached backtest.
Best,Â
Shile Wen
Kassidy
Hi Shile,
I'm not trying to project into the future, I'm trying to bring the past's 3-period moving average forward. For instance, let's say it is the 8th and I'm looking at the value of the 3-day MA on 8/5 and see that it is 200. I want the value to be displaced 3 bars forward so that the value of the 3-day MA on 8/8 is 200. I understand this would place data "into the future" (as it would move the MA value from the 8th to the 11th), but that data can be truncated for all intents & purposes.
Shile Wen
Hi Kassidy,
The provided solution in my previous comment does exactly this.
Best,
Shile Wen
Kassidy
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