MACD XAUUSD Strategy Guides PDF
MACD Trend Following Trading Strategies
Since the MACD indicator uses 26 and 12 EMA to draw the MACD indicator lines, we shall compare these two EMAs with the MACD xauusd trend following indicator to determine how these buy and sell signals are generated and how the MACD indicator can be used to generate trend following signals.
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The MACD indicator is a trend following indicator meaning it generates xauusd signals that are leading compared to lagging indicators that lag behind the gold price.
MACD Trend Following Trading Strategies in Upward XAUUSD Trend
A buy xauusd trade is generated when there is a MACD fast line crosses above signal line - this shows that there is an upwards xauusd trend. However, as with any leading xauusd indicator these xauusd trading signals are prone to whipsaws/fake-out signals.
To eliminate the xauusd trading whipsaws it is good to wait for confirmation signals of the buy signals. The confirmation xauusd signal is when the two MACD indicator lines cross above the zero line mark, when this happens the buy signal generated is a reliable gold trading signal.
In the xauusd example shown below, the Moving average xauusd indicator generated a buy signal, before the gold price started to move up. But it wasn 't until the MACD indicator moved above the zero line that the buy signal was confirmed, and the Moving Averages also gave an upward crossover xauusd signal. From experience it's always good to buy after both the MACD indicator lines move above zero center line mark - which shows there is an upward xauusd trend.
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Sell Gold Trade
A sell trading signal is generated when there's a MACD fast line crosses below signal line. However, just like the buy signal, these are also prone to whipsaws/ fake outs.
To eliminate the whipsaws it is good to wait for confirmation of the sell signal. The confirmation is when two lines cross below the zero mark, when this happens the sell generated is a reliable gold trading signal.
In the xauusd examples displayed below, the Moving average generated a sell confirmed after MACD moved below the zero line at the same time that the Moving Averages gave a cross over gold trading signal.
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