# MACD Oscillator

Momentum trading strategy using short and long term moving averages of close prices.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/439-macd-oscillator
Record ID: 439
Catalog rank: 118 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://github.com/je-suis-tm/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

Build warnings: DAILY_LOW_COUNT: daily-or-slower timeframe on a single instrument. Expect well under 100 trades in five years, so a backtest will rarely reach statistical significance on its own.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: D1
- sessions: any
- market_regime: trending|ranging|volatile

## 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

- no explicit exit rules given

## Recorded filters

- no filters mentioned

## Risk controls

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