# SMMA - Smoothed Moving Average

#### Description <a href="#description_69" id="description_69"></a>

The Smoothed Moving Average is combined from both Simple Moving Average and the Exponential Moving Average. Generally speaking, it is only used for higher period amounts/inputs. It normally has roughly half of the value of an EMA, meaning that an SMMA(20) is closer to an EMA(40).

#### Interpretation <a href="#interpretation_35" id="interpretation_35"></a>

For more general information about moving averages, please see [*Moving Averages*](https://agenatrader.github.io/AgenaIndicator-documentation/indicators_oscillators/#moving-averages).

The SMMA is often used with the [*SuperTrend*](https://agenatrader.github.io/AgenaIndicator-documentation/indicators_oscillators/#supertrend) indicator.

#### Further information <a href="#further-information_27" id="further-information_27"></a>

<http://www2.wealth-lab.com/wiki/SMMA.ashx>

#### Usage <a href="#usage_69" id="usage_69"></a>

```csharp
SMMA(int period)
SMMA(IDataSeries inSeries, int period)
SMMA(int period)[int barsAgo]
SMMA(IDataSeries inSeries, int period)[int barsAgo]
```

#### Return value <a href="#return-value_66" id="return-value_66"></a>

**double**

When using this method with an index (e.g. **SMMA**(14)\[**int** barsAgo] ), the value of the indicator will be issued for the referenced bar.

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters_59" id="parameters_59"></a>

inSeries Input data series for the indicator

period Number of bars included in the calculations

#### Visualization <a href="#visualization_64" id="visualization_64"></a>

![SMMA - Smoothed Moving Average](https://agenatrader.github.io/AgenaIndicator-documentation/media/SMMA.jpg)

#### Example <a href="#example_65" id="example_65"></a>

```csharp
//Output for the value of the SMMA
Print("The current SMMA value is " + SMMA(14)[0]);
```