{"slug":"macd","term":"MACD","category":"Technical Analysis","definition":"MACD (moving average convergence divergence) is a momentum indicator built from EMAs — the MACD line is the 12-period EMA minus the 26-period, plotted against a 9-period signal line with a histogram of the gap between them. Crossovers and histogram shifts show momentum turning before price makes it obvious.","street":"It's two EMAs having an argument — by the time they cross, momentum has already picked a side.","depth":["Read it in three layers: MACD line above the signal line means momentum favours longs; the histogram is the gap between them, and shrinking bars mean momentum is fading before any crossover prints; the zero line marks where the 12 EMA crosses the 26 — the trend's own referee. On the daily it's a decent regime filter. On low timeframes it's mostly noise wearing a suit.","MACD is built from moving averages, so it's late by design — the crossover confirms a move that already spent part of itself. Taking every cross in a ranging market is a whipsaw subscription. The money-saving read: act on crossovers only in the direction of the higher-timeframe trend, and treat histogram divergence at extremes as your early caution flag. It tells you momentum is turning; it doesn't promise price won't turn back."],"live":{"label":"Filter coins by MACD in the screener","href":"/tools/scanner?tab=screener"},"related":["ema","divergence","rsi","confluence"]}