TEMA, Smoothed Moving Average Strategy

GBPJPY 1-hour crossover: long when TEMA(30) crosses above SMA(20), short on the reverse cross; stop at 1.9x ATR(135), time-based exit after 12 bars.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

Part of: EMA Strategies

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: 1-hour
  • Markets: Forex (GBPJPY)

Indicators used

  • TEMA (Triple Exponential Moving Average)
  • Smoothed Moving Average
  • ATR

Source video

Decoded from: El Mejor Robot de Trading para FOREX que hayas visto nunca (y te lo regalo) by Hobbiecode — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:30 - Strategy overview
  • 1:30 - TEMA indicator introduction
  • 2:30 - Smoothed Moving Average introduction
  • 3:00 - Entry rule explained
  • 3:45 - Exit rules explained (ATR and bar count)
  • 5:00 - ATR calculation for stop loss
  • 6:00 - Bar count for exit explained
  • 7:00 - Backtesting results and statistics

Strategy overview

This entry sits at the far end of the moving-average family: two smoothing methods stacked against each other on the 1-hour chart, where a Triple Exponential Moving Average — a construction designed to cut the lag that ordinary averages carry — is read alongside a Smoothed Moving Average, which does the opposite by dampening noise across a longer memory. The pairing is the point: one line reacts, the other resists, and the relationship between them is what the video treats as the signal.

What separates this source from most moving-average content is its framing. "El Mejor Robot de Trading para FOREX que hayas visto nunca (y te lo regalo)" is a Spanish-language giveaway video from Hobbiecode, pitched not as a lesson in indicators but as a finished, automated forex robot handed to the viewer — the averages are components of a machine, not chart-reading technique. The chapter spine reflects that: barely five minutes in total, and it moves briskly from a strategy overview into each indicator, then straight into a single entry rule at 3:00 and out again through exits at 3:45.

The most distinctive structural choice comes at the end. The exit section is where the video slows down, splitting into two separate mechanisms — an ATR-based component and a bar-count component — and the final chapter is spent entirely on the ATR calculation for the stop loss. That inverts the usual proportions of a strategy video, where entry logic dominates and the exit is an afterthought: here roughly half the runtime after the setup is about how a position ends and how risk is sized, not how it begins. No full rule set from this source is on record on Strategy Decoder, so this page covers the concept and the shape of the source rather than a decoded breakdown.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What is a TEMA (Triple Exponential Moving Average)?

TEMA is a moving average built to reduce the lag inherent in conventional averages. Rather than simply averaging price over a period, it applies exponential smoothing repeatedly and recombines the results so the line tracks price turns more closely than a simple or standard exponential average of the same length.

How does a Smoothed Moving Average differ from a TEMA?

They pull in opposite directions. A Smoothed Moving Average spreads its weighting over a long effective memory, producing a slow, stable line that filters out short-term noise; a TEMA is engineered for responsiveness. Pairing them puts a fast line and a slow line on the same chart, which is why they are commonly read in relation to each other rather than alone.

Why does this strategy use ATR alongside the moving averages?

ATR (Average True Range) measures recent volatility rather than direction, so it is typically used to size stops and targets in proportion to how much the market is currently moving. In this source it appears on the exit side — the video devotes its closing section to the ATR calculation behind the stop loss.

What is the source of this strategy?

It comes from a Spanish-language video by the channel Hobbiecode, framed as a free automated forex robot rather than a manual technique. It runs about five minutes and is structured as an overview, an introduction to each of the two moving averages, one entry rule, and an unusually detailed exit and stop-loss section.

About this strategy page

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