MACD 12-26-9 with Slope, Convergence & Divergence1. Core Indicator: MACD (12-26-9)
The script uses the standard MACD:
Fast EMA: 12
Slow EMA: 26
Signal EMA: 9
It plots:
MACD Line → short-term vs long-term momentum
Signal Line → smoothed MACD
Histogram → distance between MACD and Signal
2. Histogram Slope (Momentum Acceleration)
What it is
The slope measures how fast the MACD histogram is changing.
histSlope = hist - hist
What it tells you
Positive slope → momentum accelerating
Negative slope → momentum slowing
Slope flip → early momentum shift (often before MACD cross)
Why it matters
MACD crosses are lagging.
Histogram slope gives early warning of momentum changes.
3. Convergence & Divergence (MACD vs Signal)
How it’s calculated
The script measures the distance between the MACD and Signal lines:
distance = abs(macdLine - signalLine)
Convergence → distance is shrinking
Divergence → distance is expanding
Interpretation
Convergence = compression / energy building
Divergence = expansion / trend strength or exhaustion
This is not price divergence, but internal momentum structure.
4. MACD Perimeter Threshold (Momentum Filter)
What it is
Horizontal bands above and below zero that define a “noise zone”.
Inside perimeter → weak / choppy momentum
Outside perimeter → strong momentum
Why it’s useful
Filters low-quality MACD crosses
Identifies compression → expansion
Helps spot trend exhaustion when momentum fades outside the band
5. Visual Encoding (What you see)
Histogram colors
Bright green / red → strong acceleration
Dull green / maroon → weakening momentum
Gray → indecision
MACD line color
Yellow → converging (compression)
Orange → diverging (expansion)
Blue → neutral
Markers
Up triangle → bullish convergence
Down triangle → bearish divergence
6. How traders use this indicator
Trend continuation
MACD above zero
Histogram positive
Slope rising
Divergence expanding
➡ Strong trend continuation
Pullback entries
Trend intact
Histogram pulls back toward zero
Slope turns up again
➡ High-probability re-entry
Breakout anticipation
Long convergence
Histogram flattening
Sudden slope expansion
➡ Breakout likely
Exhaustion warning
Large divergence
Histogram slope weakens
Momentum fails to expand
➡ Trend may stall or reverse
7. Best use cases
Works best as a momentum confirmation tool
Combine with:
Market structure
Support / resistance
Moving averages
Volume or Force Index
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