{"id":331,"date":"2015-06-03T15:43:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T13:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpcalc.com\/?p=331"},"modified":"2025-05-11T12:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:20:17","slug":"exponential-moving-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/finance\/exponential-moving-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Exponential Moving Average (EMA) Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"not-prose calculator-box\" aria-labelledby=\"calculator-title\"><div class=\"flex items-baseline sm:items-center justify-between gap-2 sm:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center gap-2\"><span class=\"icon icon-calculator text-primary-700! text-base! dark:text-primary-300!\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2 class=\"text-lg font-display font-bold\">Stock EMA Calculation Tool<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"relative group inline-block\">\n  <button class=\"favorite\" id=\"favorite\" data-favorite-id=\"331\" data-favorite-title=\"Exponential 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class=\"sr-only\">Input Fields<\/legend><div class=\"field\" id=\"input-1\"><label for=\"field-1\">Yesterday&#039;s EMA or Price<\/label><input type=\"number\" name=\"yesterdays_ema_or_price\" id=\"field-1\" min=\"0\" step=\"0.01\" value=\"100\"\/><div class=\"unit\">$<\/div><small>Enter yesterday&#039;s EMA value or price<\/small><\/div><div class=\"field\" id=\"input-2\"><label for=\"field-2\">Today&#039;s Price<\/label><input type=\"number\" name=\"todays_price\" id=\"field-2\" min=\"0\" step=\"0.01\" value=\"102\"\/><div class=\"unit\">$<\/div><small>Enter today&#039;s closing price<\/small><\/div><div class=\"field\" id=\"input-3\"><label for=\"field-3\">Number of Days (Period)<\/label><input type=\"number\" name=\"number_of_days_period\" id=\"field-3\" min=\"1\" step=\"1\" value=\"10\"\/><small>Enter the EMA period (number of days)<\/small><\/div><\/fieldset><div class=\"buttons\"><button type=\"submit\" data-text=\"Re-Calculate\" id=\"calculate-button\" 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text-align:center; margin: 32px 0;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1721569815777345\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6317458308\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p><section class=\"formula-box\" aria-labelledby=\"formula-title\">\r\n\t<div id=\"formula-title\" class=\"not-prose font-display mb-4\"><span class=\"icon icon-formula\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2>Exponential Moving Average (EMA) Formulas<\/h2><\/div>\r\n\t<figure class=\"not-prose formula\">\r\n\t\t<figcaption class=\"formula-title\">Formula<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text-base text-gray-800\" id=\"formula\">\n\\[\n\\text{EMA} = (\\text{Today Price} \\times \\alpha) + (\\text{Yesterday EMA} \\times (1 &#8211; \\alpha))\n\\]\n\\[\n\\alpha = \\frac{2}{n + 1}\n\\]\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$$EMA$$ = Exponential Moving Average<\/li>\n<li>$$Today Price$$ = Current day&#8217;s price<\/li>\n<li>$$Yesterday EMA$$ = Previous day&#8217;s EMA value<\/li>\n<li>$$\u03b1$$ = Smoothing factor<\/li>\n<li>$$n$$ = Number of periods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\r\n<\/section><br \/>\nThe Exponential Moving Average (EMA) Calculator is widely used in technical analysis to identify trends by giving more weight to recent price movements. 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