# MACD Oscillator

Trades based on the crossover of short-term and long-term moving averages of the MACD oscillator.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11280-macd-oscillator
Record ID: 11280
Catalog rank: 388 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://github.com/Krexibd/quant-trading
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: any
- sessions: any
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- MACD: {"fast_period": 12, "signal_period": 9, "slow_period": 26}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- short term MACD is above long term MACD

## Recorded short-entry rules

- short term MACD is below long term MACD

## Recorded exit rules

- no explicit exit rules given

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

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