Here’s 5 ways investors can use the MACD indicator to make better trades

Here’s 5 ways investors can use the MACD indicator to make better trades

Traders use the MACD indicator to identify turning points, facilitate entries on pullbacks and capture the larger part of a move until the trend starts to reverse course. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence, also called the MACD, is a trend-following momentum indicator used widely by traders. Although the MACD is a lagging indicator, it can be very useful in identifying possible trend changes.BTC/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingViewThe MACD oscillates above and below a zero line, also known as the centerline. The shorter moving average is subtracted from a longer moving average to....


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