BITCOIN WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE
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Bitcoin Weighted Moving Average
1D candles · Maketo combined market · 881 available candles in this view
Last closed candle: 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC. The reading uses completed candles.
Read the latest chart values as a table
| UTC candle start | Moving average |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 00:00:00 UTC | $63,198.93 |
| 2026-07-02 00:00:00 UTC | $61,226.99 |
| 2026-07-09 00:00:00 UTC | $61,949.69 |
| 2026-07-17 00:00:00 UTC | $63,425.28 |
| 2026-07-24 00:00:00 UTC | $64,595.25 |
| 2026-07-31 00:00:00 UTC | $64,429.09 |
| 2026-08-08 00:00:00 UTC | $64,179.18 |
| 2026-08-15 00:00:00 UTC | $63,796.64 |
| 2026-08-22 00:00:00 UTC | $67,640.22 |
| 2026-08-30 00:00:00 UTC | $75,230.2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:00:00 UTC | $78,687.96 |
| 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC | $78,862.99 |
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Maketo. Bitcoin Weighted Moving Average (wma; period 20), 1D candles, Maketo combined market. Last closed candle: 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC. Calculation version 1.0.0. https://maketo.com/technical-indicators/weighted-moving-average#interval=1D&range=All&variant=wma&settings=%7B%22period%22%3A20%7D
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The daily reading
· Completed daily candles · Default settings
At the 2026-09-07 UTC close, the reading was 78,863. The previous available reading was 78,688. This price average gives the newest daily close the largest weight. The selected period is 20 daily candles.
Daily value: $78,862.99. Rising.
This dated summary is calculated once after the daily close. Changing the live chart’s interval or settings does not rewrite it.
A dated Bitcoin example
On , Bitcoin Weighted Moving Average read 78,862.99 on completed daily candles, using Weighted moving average · period 20. This is the dated default calculation; a different candle interval answers a different question.
What does this reading describe?
A price with heavier weight pulls the line closer. The volume-weighted variant can diverge when busy candles close far from quieter ones.
How is it calculated?
WMA assigns ascending weights from 1 to the period. VWMA divides the sum of close × base volume by summed base volume. Hull combines half-length and full-length WMAs and smooths over the square-root length.
Shared calculation conventionsWhat does a worked example look like?
For closes 90, 100 and 110 with weights 1, 2 and 3, WMA is 620 / 6, or 103.33.
What does this mean for you?
VWMA is a volume-weighted average of candle closes, not transaction VWAP. It needs actual volume and is unavailable when that input is missing.
How does it compare?
VWMA weights candle closes by volume. Candle-based VWAP uses typical prices, while trade-weighted VWAP uses actual traded quote value.
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Where it stands today
At the 2026-09-07 UTC close, the reading was 78,863. The previous available reading was 78,688. This price average gives the newest daily close the largest weight. The selected period is 20 daily candles. as of .
Weighted moving averages change how much each candle contributes. Standard WMA emphasizes recency; VWMA emphasizes trading volume; Hull combines weighted averages to respond faster.