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MACD Signal Cross

What SteadyEdge calculates

This page documents the exact runtime calculation for the listed filter IDs. Formula symbols use O , H , L , C , and V for the current candle open, high, low, close, and volume; p is the configured lookback.

- Registry filter IDs: macd_signal_cross

Exact formula

MACD = EMA(C, fast) - EMA(C, slow)

signal = EMA(MACD, signal)

value = MACD - signal

threshold = 0 (fixed)

Parameters, defaults, and bounds

- fast : default 12 ; 1–50

- slow : default 26 ; 1–100

- signal : default 9 ; 1–50

How the rule passes

cross_above requires the previous value below the threshold and the current value at or above it.

cross_below requires the previous value above the threshold and the current value at or below it.

eq passes when the absolute difference is less than 1e-9 .

The threshold is fixed by the implementation and is not editable.

Data, timing, and warm-up

Candle filters use the rule timeframe and the latest candle at or before the evaluation time. A non-finite calculated value does not pass.

Every rule in the same filter set must pass. Test Filters and a backtest validate the complete set.

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