MACD Trading Strategy Now Integrated

Moving average convergence/divergence (MACD, or MAC-D) spots trend reversals and other changes in it.

General info:

1. MACD is a triple strategy which bases itself on the following settings – 12/26/9;
2. The 12-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) less the 26-day EMA forms the MACD line;
3. A nine-day EMA of the MACD, called the “signal line”, acts as a trigger for buy and sell signals.
4. Go long when MACD crosses its zero line from below. Go short when MACD crosses its signal line from above.
5. Go long when MACD crosses its signal line from below. Go short when MACD crosses its signal line from above.

The following strategies are available: 

1. MACD LONG: triggered if MACD is <0 and the MACD line crosses the Signal Line from below;
2. MACD SHORT: triggered if MACD is >0 and the MACD line crosses the Signal Line from above.

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