Moving Average Convergence Divergence – MACD The most popular indicator used in technical analysis, the moving average convergence divergence (MACD), created by Gerald Appel. MACD is a trend-following momentum indicator, designed to reveal changes in the strength, direction, momentum, and duration of a trend in a financial instrument’s price Historical...
I spiced the standard MACD indicator up a bit to make it more visible. When using the MACD: 1. Never go short when the MACD lines are in the negative. 2. Never go long when the MACD lines are in the positive. 3. Always wait for an uptick / downtick on the histogram before you start your trade. The MACD Histogram can also show you Divergence. When the price goes...
This way of looking at MACD is taught by TRI
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