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MetaStock - 5 35 5 MACD

rev. 30/3/01

The 5,35,5 MACD is a variation of the standard 12,26,9 MACD and was made popular by Chris Manning, who uses it to identify major market divergence points:

((Mov( CLOSE, 5, E) - Mov( CLOSE, 35, E))-(Mov((Mov( CLOSE, 5, E) - Mov( CLOSE, 35, E)),5,E)))

When first plotted on a chart, the 5,35,5 MACD will appear as a solid line with no horizontal line at the value of zero (as shown in picture below).

After applying the 5 35 5 MACD indicator to your chart, use the following steps to create a histogram with vertical line at zero.

A) Double click the indicator to open the properties dialogue box.

B) Select the Color\Style tab and using the Style drop-down list, select the histogram setting (second from the bottom).

C) Select the Horizontal Lines tab and enter a value of zero (0) for the horizontal line value. Click Add.

D) Click OK (indicator will appear as per picture below)

  

  

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