MONEY GLOBE XIndicators & Calculations · Lesson 3
MACD
Momentum in two lines
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In this lesson
Understand MACD as the gap between a fast and a slow average, and read its crossovers and divergences.
Key takeaways
- MACD = 12-period EMA − 26-period EMA; the signal line is a 9-period average of MACD.
- MACD above its signal line suggests rising momentum; below suggests falling momentum.
- Divergence (price higher, MACD lower) warns that momentum is fading.
- MACD lags and is unreliable in sideways markets.
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