MACD ReLoaded: Choosing Among Moving-Average Types

Summary

This MACD variant lets users select among 11 moving-average types for the fast line, slow line, and signal line. With default lengths of 12, 26, and 9, it calculates the difference between fast and slow averages, smooths that difference, and trades when the resulting histogram crosses zero. Crosses above zero trigger long entries and crosses below trigger shorts. The selected average type changes how smooth or responsive the indicator is; the document highlights variable, Wilder, and Tillson averages as possible choices on shorter timeframes, and weighted or simple averages on daily charts.

These recommendations are described as based on backtest observations, but no results, sample details, or performance measures are provided. The published configuration is a short BTC/USDT futures test on a 30-minute chart and does not substantiate the broader timeframe comparisons by itself. The method offers configurable indicator variants rather than a fully documented risk-management system, so signal frequency, whipsaws, execution costs, and results across markets remain to be tested.

Key ideas

• The strategy makes MACD’s fast, slow, and signal averages selectable from 11 types.
• It enters long or short when the MACD histogram crosses above or below zero.
• The document associates smoother average types with fewer signals on short timeframes.
• It reports different preferred average types for daily charts, without publishing comparative metrics.
• The listed backtest configuration alone does not establish performance across the stated timeframes.

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