what does the linearly weighted moving average lwma tell you 
the linearly weighted moving average is a method of calculating the average price of an asset over a given period of time this method weights recent data more heavily than older data and is used to analyze market trends 1generally when the price is above the lwma and the lwma is rising the price is above the weighted average which helps confirm an uptrend if the price is below the lwma and the lwma is pointed down this helps confirm a downtrend in price 