MACD Gold Strategies

• MACD Fast Line and Signal Line
• MACD Buy and Sell XAUUSD Signals
• MACD Whipsaws Fake Out Signals
• Generating Center Line Crossover Trading Signals
• MACD Classic Bullish and Bearish Divergence
• MACD Hidden Bullish and Bearish Divergence
• MACD Summary

Bullish & Bearish XAUUSD Signals

The MACD indicator is one of the most widely & oftenly used technical indicators available. MACD technical indicator is a momentum oscillator with some xauusd trend following characteristics.

MACD indicator is one of the most popular indicators used in xauusd technical analysis. MACD indicator is used to generate xauusd signals using crossovers.

MACD plots the divergence and convergence of moving averages. MACD indicator is constructed using moving average analysis. Moving Average Convergence/Divergence is a trend-following xauusd technical indicator. MACD indicator shows the correlation between two moving averages.

One moving average is of a shorter period and the other for a longer period of gold price bars.

MACD Gold Indicator - MACD Gold Indicator Technical Analysis

MACD indicator has a zero center-line: values above zero line are bullish while those below zero are bearish.

In an upwards xauusd trend the shorter MACD line rises faster that the longer MACD line this creates a gap. In addition as long as the MACD indicator is above the center-mark the xauusd trend is still bullish as shown below.

Do not sell as long as the MACD XAUUSD Indicator is above the Center Mark - this is bullish territory and it does not matter how it is moving as long as it is above the zero center mark, as shown on the gold trading example shown below.

MACD XAUUSD Indicator Above Zero Mark - Bullish XAUUSD Signal

In a downward xauusd trend the shorter MACD line falls faster than the longer MACD line this creates a gap. In addition as long as the indicator is below the center-mark the xauusd trend is still bearish as shown below.

Do not buy as long as the MACD XAUUSD Indicator is below the Center Mark - this is bearish territory and it does not matter how it is moving as long as it is below the zero center mark, as shown on the gold trading example shown below.

MACD XAUUSD Indicator Below Zero Center Line Mark - Bearish XAUUSD Signal

When the xauusd trend is about to reverse the MACD lines begin to move closer to each other, thus closing the gap.