Introduction to the CTA-MACD bot

1. What is MACD?

MACD is short for Moving Average Convergence and Divergence, an index evolved from the Exponential Moving Average (EMA). First introduced by Gerald Appel in 1979, MACD is one of the most common technical trading indicators. This indicator generates a combination of two lines and a bar by smoothing the closing prices of an asset, with the two lines representing the short-term and long-term moving averages, and the bar representing the MACD histogram. The MACD indicator can reflect the strength and momentum of recent price movements of financial assets, and identify the exact entry and exit points by analyzing the short-term and long-term moving averages, as well as histograms.

MACD has two significant advantages:

1. Compared to EMA, the MACD indicator reduces the problem of frequent false signals.

2. Based on the recent moving average trends, it is suitable for analyzing medium to long-term trends by identifying the beginning and end of uptrends and downtrends.

2. The MACD trend-following bot

The MACD trend-following bot uses the crossover of the MACD short-term and long-term moving averages to identify trading signals.

The MACD indicator consists of two lines: the short-term moving average (purple line) and the long-term moving average (orange line).

When the short-term moving average crosses above the long-term moving average, it is called a golden cross, signaling a long position and marking the start of an uptrend.

When the short-term moving average crosses below the long-term moving average, it is called a death cross, signaling a short position and marking the start of a downtrend.

We set up the MACD trend-following bot as follows:

The MACD long bot (for tracking uptrends): open a long position when there is a golden cross and close the position when there is a death cross.

The MACD short bot (for tracking downtrends): open a short position when there is a death cross and close the position when there is a golden cross.

3. Introduction to the AI-MACD bots

The MACD indicator is determined by three parameters: Fast, Slow, and Signal. Different parameter combinations can result in different MACD line and histogram combinations, which can affect the timing of bot signals. The success of the bot relies on the set parameters. As determining the above parameters can be a complicated process, we have introduced the AI-MACD bot to assist users in selecting the best parameter settings.

The bot parameters provided in the recommendation cards are based on recent market data backtesting. Each recommendation card corresponds to a different candlestick chart period and strategy parameter combination, allowing users to choose the appropriate bot settings according to their current market expectations.

4. Application of the MACD trend-following bot

The MACD trend-following bot is specifically designed to track market trends and is only effective for trending markets. In an oscillating market, the bot is more likely to incur losses due to incorrect opening and closing positions.

Therefore, when using the MACD bot, it is important to pay attention to the market to avoid losses caused by persistent oscillation markets.

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