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    INDICATORS

    Two Functions That Complement, To Calculate

    Reversing MACD
    by Johnny Dough

    These two functions complement the MACD and can be used to calculate the price value of a specific
    MACD level and the price value that will cause the MACD to change direction. Find out how you can
    apply it to your trading.

    Moving average convergence/divergence (MACD) created by Gerald Appel is probably one of the more
    popular momentum oscillators in use today. It is calculated using two exponential moving averages
    (EMAs) of different lengths and is the value of the shorter (fast) period MACD less the value of the longer
    (slow) period EMA. MACD fluctuates above and below the zero value where the moving averages cross.
    In Giorgos Siligardos’ article “Reverse Engineering RSI,” he showed that the reverse-engineered relative
    strength index (RSI) can help determine the following time period’s closing price using the value of the
    oscillator. And in the article “RSI Bands,” François Bertrand showed overlaying RSI overbought/oversold
    levels on the price chart.
    I will show the calculation of the price value of a specific MACD level and the calculation of the price value
    that will cause the MACD to change direction. These values in relation to price can then be shown by
    overlaying them on the price chart. Price charts and code shown here are from the AmiBroker charting
    package.
    Reverse MACD price relationship
    Let us start with a definition of MACD:
    MACDt = MACD(Pt, Xt, Yt)
    = EMA (Ptt, Xt) - EMA (Pt, Yt)

    where:
    Pt is the input series, traditionally a series of closing prices
    Xt is the fast period, which usually is 12
    Yt is the slow period, which usually is 26

    FIGURE 1: S&P 500 WITH MACD, PMACDEQ(), NINE-


    PERIOD EMA OF PMACDEQ() AND PMACDZERO() OF
    THE CLOSING PRICE. Between December 2010 and
    February 2011, the PMACDeq() line is basically in an
    uptrend with the closing price oscillating around it. The
    corresponding MACD is positive, fluctuating up and
    down almost in a horizontal line, showing that trend may
    be positive.

    …Continued in the January issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities

    Excerpted from an article originally published in the January 2012 issue of


    Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine. All rights reserved.
    © Copyright 2011, Technical Analysis, Inc.

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