MACD

Indicators core.macd Version 1.0.0

Line, signal and histogram. Moving Average Convergence Divergence like ta.macd: fast EMA minus slow EMA, the signal line as an EMA of that difference and the histogram as the gap between both.

Inputs and outputs

Only matching types connect: number series to number series (round pin), signal to signal (square), message to message (diamond).

Direction	Pin	Type	Note
Input	Value in	Number series	required
Output	MACD macd	Number series	–
Output	Signal signal	Number series	–
Output	Histogram hist	Number series	–

Settings

The settings appear on the right under “Properties” once the node is selected on the board. Those marked “More” appear after clicking “More”.

Setting	Default	Allowed	Meaning
Fast fast	12	from 2 to 200, whole number	–
Slow slow	26	from 2 to 400, whole number	–
Signal signal	9	from 1 to 100, whole number	–

Example

The classic MACD cross: the MACD line crosses above its signal line.

On the board it reads: 12 · 26 · 9

Chain as JSON

To try it, copy it and paste it in the editor under “Import”. Importing creates a new chain.

macd.json

{
  "name": "Example: MACD",
  "version": 1,
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "c1", "type": "core.candle", "position": { "x": 40, "y": 40 }, "settings": { "pair": "BTC/USDT", "timeframe": "1h" } },
    { "id": "d1", "type": "core.macd", "position": { "x": 260, "y": 40 }, "settings": {} },
    { "id": "k1", "type": "core.compare-ab", "position": { "x": 480, "y": 40 }, "settings": { "operator": "crossesAbove" } },
    { "id": "t1", "type": "core.telegram", "position": { "x": 700, "y": 40 }, "settings": {} }
  ],
  "edges": [
    { "from": "c1.close", "to": "d1.in" },
    { "from": "d1.macd", "to": "k1.a" },
    { "from": "d1.signal", "to": "k1.b" },
    { "from": "k1.out", "to": "t1.in" }
  ]
}

Good to know

• In messages the values are called “MACD”, “MACD signal”, “MACD histogram”.
• Warm-up with the default settings: 175 candles (this many extra candles are loaded by the replay before the value is reliable).
• Search also finds it under: momentum, trend, signal, histogram.

Technical details

• Type in the chain: core.macd · Version 1.0.0 · Category key ind
• Reference tests in the manifest: 1 (with fixed price data binance-btcusdt-1h-500)
• How a node is built