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The Complete Guide To MACD Indicator
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If you want to use the MACD indicator successfully, it must
Forex Trading
complement the price action of the markets.
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You’re probably thinking:
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What is the MACD indicator and how does it work?
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About Rayner
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Rayner Teo is an
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Because I’m about to break down the MACD formula step
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Sounds good?
And for this post, I’ll use the default settings on MACD.
With that said, let’s break down the MACD indicator (step
by step).
All you need to do is take the value of the 12-day EMA and
minus against the 26-day EMA (you can find it on your
charts with zero calculations).
And poof!
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That’s your MACD Line.
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Just take the historical value of the MACD Line and divide
by 9.
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#3: MACD Histogram
Just take the value of the MACD Line and minus against the
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Signal Line.
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Tada!
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So, the important thing isn’t to optimize for the best MACD
indicator settings — it doesn’t exist.
They are:
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Now, there are better ways to use the MACD crossover (but
more on that later).
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Because when such a move occurs, it’s usually too late to
enter, and the market is likely to reverse.
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The more bullish the candles, the likelier I’ll buy the
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1. Wait for the price to come into Market Structure (like SR,
Trendline, etc.)
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1. The price comes into key Market Structure (like SR,
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