MACD-V

MACD-V restates MACD momentum in volatility units: the 12/26 EMA spread is measured against a 26-period average true range and scaled to a percentage, then given the familiar 9-period signal line plus histogram, a faithful build of Alex Spiroglou's MACD-V. Readings are denominated in the symbol's own volatility, so the pane carries a fixed map: dashed borders at ±50 frame the neutral zone and ±150 the overextension zones, on any symbol or timeframe.

How to Trade the MACD-V?

• Signal cross outside the neutral zone: crosses beyond ±50 are the higher-conviction events; a dedicated alert skips the noise-prone crosses inside the band.
• Zero-line cross: a positive reading puts the fast EMA back on top of the slow one: the momentum side flipped.
• Overextension entry: beyond ±150 a move has outrun its own typical bar: exhaustion risk, not an automatic fade; the unwind back through the border is its own event.
• Histogram shading: bright columns mark a still-widening gap to the signal line, faded columns a gap already narrowing.

The universal scale also makes readings comparable across a watchlist: the same thresholds everywhere, no per-symbol recalibration.

MACD-V Settings

• Source (default close).
• Fast Length (default 12) and Slow Length (default 26): the classic MACD engine.
• ATR Length (default 26): the Average True Range the spread is divided by; the published default matches the slow average.
• Signal Length (default 9): EMA of MACD-V forming the signal line.
• Overextension + / Overextension - (defaults 150 / -150) and Neutral Zone + / Neutral Zone - (defaults 50 / -50): the fixed lifecycle borders.
• Style toggles: Show Histogram (on) and Gradient Fill (on).

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the ATR division change versus classic MACD?

Why do readings shrink when volatility spikes?

Should the ±50 and ±150 borders be retuned per market?