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XMACD Histogram Signals and a EURAUD Backtest

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Summary

This document describes an Expert Advisor that trades signals from a universal MACD histogram. It checks for a bar close where the histogram crosses zero, changes direction, or where the signal-line histogram breaks through, with the selected behavior controlled by a mode setting.

The document says the displayed tests used the advisor’s default inputs and omitted stop-loss and take-profit settings. It identifies a EURAUD four-hour test covering 2011 and refers to deal-history and testing-result charts, but provides no numerical performance measures or detailed interpretation of those charts. The description therefore explains the signal concept and a limited test setup, not evidence that the method is profitable or robust across instruments, periods, or parameter choices.

Key ideas

  • The advisor generates trades from changes or breakouts in MACD histogram behavior.
  • Signals are evaluated when a bar closes.
  • A mode parameter selects which histogram and signal-line conditions are used.
  • The cited test uses EURAUD four-hour data from 2011 with default inputs and no stop-loss or take-profit.

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ForexTechnical indicatorsMomentumBacktesting

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