[blackcat] L1 Stick-Line Merged MACD

9 oct 2020

Level: 1

Background

The MACD is a superior derivative of moving average crossovers and was developed by Gerald Appel in 1979 as a market timing tool. MACD uses two exponential moving averages with different bar periods, which are then subtracted to form what Mr. Appel calls the Fast Line. A 9-period moving average of the fast line creates the slow line.

Function

[blackcat] L1 Stick-Line Merged MACD merges dif and dea lines with macd sticks by the same color candles. The generation of candles help to confirm the trend contiuation. E.g. yellow candles indicate up trend continuation while blue candles indicate down trend continuation

Key Signal

dif --> classic MACD diff fast line in yellow
dea --> classic MACD dea slow line in fuchsia
macd --> classic difference histogram
upslmerge --> up trend continuation yellow candle merge condition
dnslmerge --> down trend continuation blue candle merge condition

Pros and Cons

Pros:

1. merged line and stick with candles help confirm trend reversal
2. long entry signal is indicated.


Cons:

1. need sophisticated knowledge of MACD to use this well
2. this still requires a lot of MACD experience to obtain reliable trading signals


Remarks

Merge lines and sticks of MACD into candles. Better view of the trend

Readme

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