MACD
Indicators I
Trend + momentum in one
MACD line = 12 EMA − 26 EMA; signal = its 9 EMA. Crosses above signal = bullish momentum shift; the histogram shows the gap growing or shrinking in real time.
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The MACD histogram shrinking toward zero means…
- Trend accelerating
- Momentum fading, a cross may be coming correct
- Data error
The histogram IS the distance between the lines. Shrinking = convergence = momentum dying.
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