# MACD oscillator

Generate trading signals by comparing short-term and long-term moving averages of the close price.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11153-macd-oscillator
Record ID: 11153
Catalog rank: 331 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Mean Reversion & Counter-Trend (B)
Source: https://github.com/Krexind/quant-trading
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: any
- sessions: any
- market_regime: trending|ranging|volatile|breakout|any

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 12}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 26}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- short term EMA is above long term EMA

## Recorded short-entry rules

- short term EMA is below long term EMA

## Recorded exit rules

- clear positions based on target stop loss or stop profit

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: not specified
- Take profit: not specified
- Position sizing: not specified