An Empirical Study on the Application of Moving Averages on Charts with Special Reference to Candlesticks and Heikin-Ashi Kumar P. Pavan1,*, Archana H. N.2 1Research Scholar, Department of Business Studies, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, Karnataka, India, (E-mail: prof.pa1mba@gmail.com) 2Associate Professor, Department of Business Studies, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, Karnataka, India, (E-mail: archana@vskub.ac.in) *Corresponding author E-mail: prof.pa1mba@gmail.com
Online Published on 02 February, 2024. Abstract The main aim of this paper is to apply the moving averages to know the possibility of gaining better returns in candlesticks or Heikin-Ashi charts. For the purpose of this, top five sectoral indices of Nifty are selected on the basis of market capitalization. Daily closing prices of select sectoral indices is collected for the period of five years starting from 01/12/2017 to 30/11/2022. 10 Days Simple Moving Average (DSMA) and 50 Days Simple Moving Average (DSMA) are selected for tracking the short-term trend and 100 Days Simple Moving Average (DSMA) and 200 Days Simple Moving Average (DSMA) are selected for tracking the long-term trend. The study has found that, it is possible to gain better returns in Heikinashi than compared to Candlesticks. Top Keywords Candlesticks, Heikin-Ashi, Moving Averages and Nifty Sectoral Indices. Top |