MACD

How the MACD line, signal line and histogram work together to show trend direction and momentum shifts.

What MACD stands for

MACD stands for Moving Average Convergence Divergence, an indicator created by Gerald Appel. It tracks the relationship between two exponential moving averages of price to show both trend direction and momentum in one panel.

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