The same series smoothed with window 2 and window 4 — exact integer results for both, showing how window size trades responsiveness for smoothness and shifts the lag.
highlighted = computed this step
MA(2) vs MA(4) matrix
A narrower window defines more output values and reacts faster to changes. A wider window is smoother but lags further and has fewer defined positions.
window tradeoff
Raw series (dot plot)
The raw series dots. Compare the defined ranges and peak positions between the two smoothers in the table above.