Which MACD setting is best?

The standard setting for MACD is the difference between the 12- and 26-period EMAs. Chartists looking for more sensitivity may try a shorter short-term moving average and a longer long-term moving average. MACD(5,35,5) is more sensitive than MACD(12,26,9) and might be better suited for weekly charts.

What time frame is best for MACD?

The periods used to calculate the MACD can be easily customized to fit any strategy, but traders will commonly rely on the default settings of 12- and 26-day periods. A positive MACD value, created when the short-term average is above the longer-term average, is used to signal increasing upward momentum.

How does the MACD strategy work?

The MACD indicator works using three components: two moving averages and a histogram. The two lines within the indicator may look like simple moving averages (SMAs), but they are in fact layered exponential moving averages (EMAs). The main, slower line is the MACD line, while the faster line is the signal line.

What is a MACD strategy?

MACD strategy key takeaways MACD is one of the most commonly used technical analysis indicators. It works using three components: two moving averages and a histogram. If the two moving averages come together, they are said to be ‘converging’ and if they move away from each other they are ‘diverging’

Is there a 4 hour MACD trading strategy?

Philip Nel started a thread at ForexFactory forum discussing the 4-hour MACD Forex Trading Strategy. It is an impressive forum thread. It began in 2007 and it is still active now. (It has 1338 pages and growing.) This trading strategy focuses on finding patterns (for e.g. double top and head and shoulders) on the MACD indicator.

What does the 4 hour MACD mean for AUD?

This is a 4-hour chart of the 6A futures (AUD/USD) with the five moving averages in different colors. The background color of the MACD indicator shows if MACD is increasing or decreasing. I left out the horizontal lines as we are not using them for our review. This chart shows a trend continuation after around two days of consolidation.

How is the 4H chart used in trading?

In this strategy, the 4h chart is used as the base chart (this is where we screen for potential places on the chart where trading signals may occur) and the 1h timeframe as the signal chart, or the trade chart (where we execute orders according to this strategy).

Is the MACD indicator a signal or oscillator?

MACD is the common denominator of these trading strategies. However, the setting of the MACD indicator in this trading strategy removes its signal line. Essentially, the MACD has become a price oscillator. Also, the five moving averages are too much for me. While they offer a support and resistance framework, they clutter the charts.