Trade with MACD Fast Line & MACD SignalLine

How to Analyze MACD Fast Line and MACD SignalLine Strategies

MACD indicator uses various methods to give technical analysis info.

1. MACD center line crossovers signal bullish or bearish price moves; below MACD zero center line is a bearish signal, above MACD zero center line is a bullish signal.
2. MACD Center-line Cross overs indicate a buy trade signal or a sell signal.
3. MACD Indicator Oscillations can be used by stock traders to signal oversold and over-bought levels
4. MACD indicator can also be used to look for divergence between price and MACD.

Construction of MACD Indicator

MACD technical indicator is constructed using two exponential MAs & this MACD indicator draws 2 lines. The 2 default exponential moving averages used are 12 & 26 EMA. Then a smoothing out factor of 9 is also applied when drawing the MACD.

How MACD indicator is drawn - How to Interpret MACD Signals

MACD indicator uses 2 EMAs and a smoothing factor (12 EMA, 26 EMA and 9 smoothing periods)

MACD indicator only draws two lines - the MACD fast line and the MACD signal line

How Do I Read MACD Signals

• The MACD Fast-Line is the difference between the 26 EMA and 12 EMA
• The MACD Signal line is the 9 period moving average MA of MACD fastline.

Implementation of MACD Indicator

MACD indicator implements the MACD line as a continuous line while the MACD signal line is implemented as a histogram. These 2 MACD LINES are then used to generate signals using the MACD crossover trading strategy method.

There's also the MACD center-line which also is known as zero center mark and it's a neutral point between the buyers and the sellers which are trading the market.

MACD values/readings above the center line mark are considered as bullish signals while MACD values/readings below the center line mark are considered as bearish signals.

MACD indicator is an oscillator - MACD indicator oscillates above and below the centerline mark.

How Do I Read MACD Signals - How to Interpret MACD Indicator?

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