What is the MACD?
The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a momentum and trend-following indicator. It’s based on the difference between two EMAs (Exponential Moving Averages) and helps spot:
Trend direction
Momentum shifts
Reversals
Entry/exit points
✅ Basic MACD Techniques
1. Signal Line Crossovers
Bullish Crossover: MACD line crosses above Signal → buy signal
Bearish Crossover: MACD line crosses below Signal → sell signal
🔸 Works best in trending environments, 200 SMA as a filter.
🔸 Combine with volume or trend filters for best results
2. Zero Line Crossovers
When MACD crosses above 0, the shorter EMA is above the longer EMA → bullish. This is typically the sign of a larger trend than crossovers.
When MACD crosses below 0, shorter EMA is below → bearish
🔸 Zero line = baseline momentum direction
🔸 Cross above = bullish trend confirmation
🔸 Cross below = bearish confirmation
3. Histogram Momentum
The histogram is often the first sign of a shift before a crossover happens.
Read it like this:
Histogram growing: Increasing momentum in that direction
Histogram shrinking: Momentum is fading
Histogram changing color (in many indicators): Potential reversal
🔸 Use histograms to get early signals, even before crossovers. Confirmed with volume surge and Price Action.
🔍 Advanced MACD Tricks
📉 4. Divergence Detection
Divergence occurs when price and MACD move in opposite directions.
🔸 Bullish Divergence:
Price makes lower lows
MACD makes higher lows
→ Hidden buying pressure, trend reversal likely
🔸 Bearish Divergence:
Price makes higher highs
MACD makes lower highs
→ Trend weakening, reversal likely
🔹 Confirm with:
RSI, when the lower timeframe RSI is oversold and the higher timeframe MACD is rising, then it's a good sign, and the opposite is true for bears.
Support/resistance zone: draw trendlines either on the volume or price and watch out for retests on the breakout.
Candlestick reversal patterns: some bearish patterns are bullish on indexes because of dollar cost averaging.
The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a momentum and trend-following indicator. It’s based on the difference between two EMAs (Exponential Moving Averages) and helps spot:
Trend direction
Momentum shifts
Reversals
Entry/exit points
✅ Basic MACD Techniques
1. Signal Line Crossovers
Bullish Crossover: MACD line crosses above Signal → buy signal
Bearish Crossover: MACD line crosses below Signal → sell signal
🔸 Works best in trending environments, 200 SMA as a filter.
🔸 Combine with volume or trend filters for best results
2. Zero Line Crossovers
When MACD crosses above 0, the shorter EMA is above the longer EMA → bullish. This is typically the sign of a larger trend than crossovers.
When MACD crosses below 0, shorter EMA is below → bearish
🔸 Zero line = baseline momentum direction
🔸 Cross above = bullish trend confirmation
🔸 Cross below = bearish confirmation
3. Histogram Momentum
The histogram is often the first sign of a shift before a crossover happens.
Read it like this:
Histogram growing: Increasing momentum in that direction
Histogram shrinking: Momentum is fading
Histogram changing color (in many indicators): Potential reversal
🔸 Use histograms to get early signals, even before crossovers. Confirmed with volume surge and Price Action.
🔍 Advanced MACD Tricks
📉 4. Divergence Detection
Divergence occurs when price and MACD move in opposite directions.
🔸 Bullish Divergence:
Price makes lower lows
MACD makes higher lows
→ Hidden buying pressure, trend reversal likely
🔸 Bearish Divergence:
Price makes higher highs
MACD makes lower highs
→ Trend weakening, reversal likely
🔹 Confirm with:
RSI, when the lower timeframe RSI is oversold and the higher timeframe MACD is rising, then it's a good sign, and the opposite is true for bears.
Support/resistance zone: draw trendlines either on the volume or price and watch out for retests on the breakout.
Candlestick reversal patterns: some bearish patterns are bullish on indexes because of dollar cost averaging.
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Gabriel Amadeus
The Real World - Stocks Campus:
Stocks, Options, Futures, Forex, Crypto, this is what we trade.
Learn profitable trading systems or build your own, just like I did.
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The Real World - Stocks Campus:
Stocks, Options, Futures, Forex, Crypto, this is what we trade.
Learn profitable trading systems or build your own, just like I did.
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Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.