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MACD_SIGNAL — MACD Signal Line Trading Series

The MACD_SIGNAL trading series represents the signal line of the MACD indicator, which is typically a smoothed version of the MACD itself.

It is built upon the MACD Signal indicator implementation from the indicators module.

Parameters

MACD_SIGNAL(
    ticker: str,
    source: SourceType = SourceType.CLOSE,
    fast_length: int = 12,
    slow_length: int = 26,
    oscillator_ma_type: SmoothingType = SmoothingType.EMA,
    signal_ma_type: SmoothingType = SmoothingType.EMA,
    signal_length: int = 9
)
  • ticker (str): Asset ticker symbol.
  • source (SourceType): Price source. Default is SourceType.CLOSE. Supported sources are linked here.
  • fast_length (int): Fast EMA length. Default is 12.
  • slow_length (int): Slow EMA length. Default is 26.
  • oscillator_ma_type (SmoothingType): MA type for the MACD oscillator. Default is SmoothingType.EMA. Supported types are linked here.
  • signal_ma_type (SmoothingType): MA type for the signal line. Default is SmoothingType.EMA. Supported types are linked here.
  • signal_length (int): Smoothing period for the signal line. Default is 9.

Description

  • Signal line helps generate buy/sell signals via crossovers with MACD.

Example Usage

MACD_SIGNAL(
    ticker="AAPL",
    source=SourceType.CLOSE,
    fast_length=12,
    slow_length=26,
    oscillator_ma_type=SmoothingType.EMA,
    signal_ma_type=SmoothingType.EMA,
    signal_length=9
)