I used the link from the blog. Ty. Been thru 300+ indicators, wow what a journey. I think I found 5 I like. Backtesting them in between 2 jobs. Good stuff, the few things I picked up from the blogs and videos have increased my winning percentage to the point I’m in the green on my live account. You have made a difference in my trading! Thx again
"Continuation Trades' This is BEST strategy using MACD than any another MACD strategy I've seen on u-tube. I do not trade Forex yet you have an invaluable channel for becoming a smart trader.
Having watched this video probably 2-3 months ago and was absolutely clueless back then, I was tempted to watch this video again ( directed back here by podcast 25 ). it makes so much more sense now. I actually had to rerun the podcast series twice because I couldnt understand everything at 1 go. It definitely worth to go through all the materials as many times as possible because chances are we could possibly find some hidden gems here and there. Having been testing indicators for weeks, this piece of take-away is surely to add more values to my trading system. Thank you.
Hey guys I twicked mine by adding 6 and 18 exponential moving average on my chart and used CMF indicator to check whether both lines were above or below zero. Works perfect! Thanks VP for helping us discover a better way to trade! :-)
Patrick-Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge. No, I have never came across anyone that presents the information as you do. Your gift as an educator is obvious in all your methods of presentation. Still looking for my indicator, but close to narrowing it down thanks to this video. Thanks again and God Bless! :)
It works the way I use it. You covered part of my macd strat. It's not really good to write off any actual indicators, but instead write off strategies. Indicators can be used in many different ways and combinations with each other, so it's really pointless to say "this indicator is good / bad" except for just posting it for views or because someone asked or w/e. If I ever did a TH-cam channel for trading I would go by strategy rather than by indicator, but I suppose you had to put the indicator name in the title for the algo
The RSI makes an excellent pullback indicator. I look for something I call "pullback divergence", and combined with a major support or resistance level, it can give you a sniper entry signal. When price re-approaches a zone, the RSI shows an interesting phenomenon where the swing low and price is on the same level, but on the RSI, one is overbought and the other is oversold, and this divergence signals a perfect trade entry.
I just asked you a question yesterday and I was struggling to find something useful about the macd which I've been studying to see if it was worth it, and you've just answered it! Keep up the great work VP!
this is interesting. I am used to thinking of myself as quick on the uptake - but I have to listen to almost all of these vids twice, including taking notes twice, to master them. I think it is a matter of first listen to start to unlearn the old bad ways, and the second listen to get the actual message. Just off to download some nu indicators to test now...thanks VP
Hi VP I absolutely love your videos. I just started to learn to trade about 5 months ago and I’ve been all over the place up until about 2 weeks ago when I stumbled upon your channel. Since then I binged watched your videos, listen to you your podcast and Im constantly reading the blog. I love your style of trading, so much I’m implementing your strategy and working on my own algorithm. Thank you
Personally I actually use the MACD as a Zero-Line Cross indicator only, I got rid of the two lines cross as like you say, they're not that great. I use the fast EMA to identify a trend and the histogram to give a sign of the strength of a trend. Obviously I use a lot more tools (my base line, volume indicator etc.) At the moment I am using it as a confirmation indicator and an exit indicator when the histogram starts to get shorter it tells me the trend is ending. It's worked pretty well so far, still backtesting it on different settings but the system I have found so far (as a novice trader), it's working pretty well.
Agreed. I always prefer a zero line cross indicator. It's easier to read. Keep in mind that the zero line cross is merely measuring the distance between each of the two lines in the two lines cross. In TradingView, if I find a two lines cross indicator that I like, I go into the Pine Script source code and plot the difference of each line. That automatically turns any two lines cross into a zero line cross. Guess what? I don't know Pine Script or any other language! It's that easy to add a line to somebody else's Pine Script and totally change the output.
lots of love from India you are the best VP, I have observed something like this but can't made execution, I used 200 EMA to filter trends and then use continuation trades through other indicator VWAP but this is working better then vwap
Whenever you approach a market , you must know have and know your edge - what will help you make money. The ability to recognize patterns is a part of my edge, but my greatest edge is the IQD strategy from Lukasz Wilhelm. You should run and get it if you don't have it already.
This was fantastic for me has a learner...dont get sensible information like this anywhere....will now just follow ur chanell makes a lot of sense....thank you!looking forward to more videos
Listening and reading the blog for the 1st time, the 2nd time and 3rd time after having done the back testing,the understanding and insight on the rules on continuation trade have improved with increased clarity. VP, thank you.
I got rid of the histogram AND the slower MACD line...i'm only interested in the faster MACD line and when it crosses the Zero line. Combine that crossing and the price action is above the 200 SMA (for longs) and the ATR is going green and you've got a damn strong move. Works best in highly traded things like QQQ for daily trades (on the 1 min), but works incredible for swing trades on the daily for just about anything with decent volume.
i have tested the MACD thousands of times. its a winner. i also use the ATR to set my stop loss, and ema 200 to show an up trend and down trend. however. i did notice i was still missing the long term trend. so thats why im here, because the MACD is solid for sure. back test it. you'll see. but i know there is something better.
VP✊🏼 you're great man, love you bro🤜🏼🤛🏼.. your videos truly make a difference in our trading(beginners), u show us a whole new level...n yeah no says it better than you man🙏🏼
Assalamu alaikkum, Try MACD + CMF (20) in 15Mints, Put 0 line on Both and wait For Signal Above or Below the Zero Line on Both, Don't Take more than 2positions perday and take position only in the Asian sessions starts (In India it's a 5.30am) till European Close (It's 22.00 in India). All the Best Happy Trading...
This video has changed my entire way of trading with MACD. After all I have found the exact MACD with zero cross and line cross. ✌ Thanks VP you are such a legend.
I like your channel to and extent that I hit the like button before I even start watching the video LOL. Keep educating us please. I really appreciate what you are doing VP )
Great teachings on one of the most popular indicators. Once again I am grateful at your wealth of knowledge and your willingness to share it with us. Much love and respect!!!! (BIG THUMBS UP)!!!!!!!
Thanks for putting out this video; nay this channel out there. I have been trading for more than a year but this has taken it to a whole new level. Brilliant
The main line is the difference between a fast MA and slow MA. So when it crosses the zero line, it's a MA crossover. And the signal line is just another MA on the main line. And when the main line crosses down the signal line, it could indicate a change in momentum (aka most people use this to call reversal). To be specific, if the fast line and the slow line spaces out, it means that there's an increase in momentum one way or another, and vice versa.
I now understand why you emphasize on testing testing and more testing, because trading the daily’s gives you that time to constantly be tweaking your algorithm. Constantly getting better,
MACD is not that good alone .... you need an other indicator like a moving average (200) to make it work. You need to know the general trend . In your video, you're trying to buy in what it looks like a down trend ... which is nonsense.
GBPJPY the 200 EMA will not react fast enough. You might as well trade against the 200 EMA trend or when the line is flat. As a general rule for most currency pairs then I agree with you.
this is the best video you have ever made ........fits like a glove with my screens and its either 100% in or 100% avoid like death .as vp says research and work .......i win thats all
You can change your TH-cam viewing settings with this vid. I changed mine and its clear. I google for everything. www.google.com/search?safe=active&sxsrf=ALeKk03rrH8sZD1h9bBrvNVRtEro-DXGFA%3A1584399812561&ei=xAVwXuzpIYnctQXt2buoCg&q=TH-cam+high-definition+settings&oq=TH-cam&gs_l=psy-ab.18...0.0..7353...0.0..0.0.0.......0....6..gws-wiz.kmKMpmvKAWA&gs_ivs=1#kpvalbx=_zQVwXsKUOoLYsQWe5aXICw25
i see it as an exit indicator and don't now why at 11:20 every time i look at the wight line it just tells you to stop go long or short i might be wrong but gonna use it in that way
As a slight modification to the strategy you proposed at around 19m might I say wait until after the x-over to see if the following histogram bar was also present and in the same direction. This would have filtered out the losing trade near the end but kept you in the winning ones. Effectively it become a one-period lag but is accompanied by a divergence (pardon the pun) of the two lines, supporting direction and momentum. What do you think?
Use MACD only to identify the trend. Bellow 0 is bearish, above 0 is bullish. Then yeah you can use the MA's when they cross but as you said... there are other indicators to tell you that. A good thing you can use it too is to know when a major trend is about to end. Look for divergence between the lows or highs of the lines and the chart. Once it crosses 0 level, it's the beginning of a new trend. Yeah is not that great, but can be used in combination with other indicators to get some confirmation.
Here's a bit of education for anyone reading this. I've coded a bunch of different indicators on TradingView over the past year+, and as a result of this I have of course come to an understanding about how most of these work (most indicators in general, in fact). I think a lot of people don't actually understand these things, but I think it behooves you all to understand these things. Anyway, I'm going to explain the MACD real quick so you have a better idea of how it works. First of all, in the MACD indicator the MACD is only a single line. It represents the crossing of two moving averages (default is 12, 26). When the faster is above the slower the line is above 0, and the inverse is true when below 0. Generally speaking you would say above is bullish and below is bearish. When the MACD crosses 0 this indicates the two MAs crossing. This is many peoples' biggest complaint about it--that it lags too much (which of course it does--you're waiting for two lagging indicators (moving averages) to cross. Of course this is also a fundamental misunderstanding of the point of the indicator by these people. Anyway, if the MACD is below 0 but is moving up toward 0 (inverse is true if above 0) you're looking at stalled momentum in the trend indicating some sort of consolidation (or, simply put, 'chop'). This is where the other parts of the indicator come in. Signal line and histogram. The signal line is just a moving average on the MACD line. Its only use is to help visualize what is going on with momentum. This is why using it as reversal signal is bad. The MACD crossing it is merely a slowing of momentum in the direction of whichever trend the asset is currently in (and as we know, with trending assets consolidation is typically followed by continuation of the trend). Nothing more than that, really. This is why it works better using these crosses as trend continuation, as VP explains at the back end of the video. Now, the histogram is just a clearer visual of the MACD and signal line crossing. MACD crosses above signal line, then histogram is above 0, and vice versa. If you want to read the indicator more easily make the signal line invisible and keep the histogram and MACD line. And that is basically it. You don't even need the MACD, honestly. You can just stick the same two moving averages on the chart and use that as your entry/exit indicator. Or use a 1 as your fast MA. Every time price crosses the slow MA the MACD will cross 0.
I'm a new trader. I learned how to trade strictly by using candlesticks and charts. I identified the trend and calculated the weekly range from open to close to determine how many pips I could expect to get while placing my stops. I have experience doing this. But now that I'm infront of a computer, what indicator would you recommend I master first?
But if you have a good entry indicator you would be in the trend already from the beginning, so no need for the continuation indicator..... Or am I missing something here?
A "continuation indicator" is not really a thing. The MACD is a bit of an anomaly. This is hard to explain if you haven't watched all my vids, I would say just do that first and it will become a lot more clear.
njoy your teaching, but I'm sorry to tell you that I can't see the blue line well enough to detect crosses. Could you consider fatter lines and/or brighter, high-contrast colors?
or you can just change the colour of the histogram to the same colour as the background colour that's what I do when I have extra bits and bobs on an indicator that i dont use
Actually the Mt4 MACD and the other say in Trading View is the same. 1. MT4 draws the dif between slow and fast MA in the form of bar chart and where as in Trading View just one solid line. (We can replace the bar chart in MT4 by assigning same color with the background plus add another MA for this MACD set at 1 by using first indicator's data) 2. Both drawn the same as one solid line for the MACD SMA also known as signal line 3. However Trading View has another bar chart to indicate the dif between the MACD line and the MACD SMA line which is not really needed. 4. I found 5, 35, 5 is better than the default setting 12, 26, 9
I know to avoid repainting indicators, but does this same principal apply to macd? I've tried several and all repaint data badly. I know it lags so I dont know if that is expected.
This seemingly contradicting part confused me a tad bit: in the video you stated "only use the part that works, don´t use them to call reversals, don´t use them as a zero cross indicator, it is an inferior version of a zero cross indicator.. " while it´s stated in the blog that "...about how you wanted to find a “Zero-Cross” trend confirmation indicator, or a “Two Lines Cross” trend confirmation indicator. Where the hell do I find these?”, the people whined, after I just made their search 10X easier. Well, the MACD features both, and it has dozens of variations. Maybe you could……I dunno…….start there?"
With regards to continuations trades on the AUDUSD, does it mean we close our short position when the faster line crosses back the slower one and we only go short again when it the faster one crosses downwards? Or do we add to our short position every time there is a continuation signal?
I just found your channel about 4 days ago and love it! I binge watched all of your videos in a matter of 2 days! I am a stock trader. More specifically, I trade options. I know what you are thinking the moment you read that lol and I know you do not 'endorse' stock trading as you are strictly a Forex trader. I, like everyone else subscribed to your channel, am so curious to know your 'algorithm'. I think I figured out one other indicator that you use. I have a lot of back testing to do but it looks very promising. Even if it ISN'T it (although it fits with all the "clues" you have given us thus far and it also DOESN'T fit in your "Dirty Dozen' video) It has already made me think differently about the methodology that I use. So I would say that your TH-cam channel is already successful, and for that, I thank you! I look forward to watching out for more clues! Thank you AGAIN!
At 19:53 it looks like you "took" a long trade. But wouldn't you ignore long trades if the two lines are below the zero line? And just take shorts until the lines move above the zero? Thanks
MACD is good but it has a slow timing about telling reversal trends. It best if you change the indicator to a Normal MACD. Normal MACD calculate precise time of trend reversals. It best if you use it on Trading view. It best for trading stocks and forex.
Mt4 macd there is only one line the other is the histogram, with him you can know if the signal line is above or is below or if the two lines are close or not. It is counterintuitive.
Goddammit, I was using it the wrong way. I have gone the no nonsense way now to attempt to ride the trend! In fact I am going to try this out tonight at 2240 my time and set the 1x Atr as a stop loss, if I have candidates of course, no USD pairs in my trading as well for the mo. I use to use market structure to set stop losses before..
Hey VP, i have been following you for 1 week and my mind is blown 🤯🤯 I took ichimoku and with some tweaking and adding a couple other indicators and backtested usdcad for 2 years and got a 17:1 win rate AMAZING!!!!!!!!😍😍😍 Im wonder why you didnt mention DIVERGENCE in your MACD video? Just in your examples there were 3 winning trades on each the eurusd and audusd that weren't mentioned. I understand those trades are reversals and thats not what we do but divergence is in the name of the indicator so just wondering why you didnt mention it? Love everything your doing Be relentless Go get it
I know I'm a little late to the party, but anyone has opinions on the Schaff Trend Cycle Indicator? I've been running backtests in excel and having ok results.
I used the link from the blog. Ty. Been thru 300+ indicators, wow what a journey. I think I found 5 I like. Backtesting them in between 2 jobs. Good stuff, the few things I picked up from the blogs and videos have increased my winning percentage to the point I’m in the green on my live account. You have made a difference in my trading! Thx again
VP, what a fella , he's so kind to us , thanks amigo.
The default settings (12,26,9) are for mid-term. Consider use short term settings, like 6,13,4. You can get more accurate entries and exits.
Alexandre, thanks for sharing. I'll try it out.
Thanks for sharing, Alexandre
What setting should be optimal for stochastic on 5m timeframe?
Natural Remedies how’d it work out
Thank you for sharing. gonna back test
"Continuation Trades' This is BEST strategy using MACD than any another MACD strategy I've seen on u-tube. I do not trade Forex yet you have an invaluable channel for becoming a smart trader.
Having watched this video probably 2-3 months ago and was absolutely clueless back then, I was tempted to watch this video again ( directed back here by podcast 25 ). it makes so much more sense now.
I actually had to rerun the podcast series twice because I couldnt understand everything at 1 go. It definitely worth to go through all the materials as many times as possible because chances are we could possibly find some hidden gems here and there.
Having been testing indicators for weeks, this piece of take-away is surely to add more values to my trading system.
Thank you.
Listen to all the videos again after putting them into practice. ALL of them, you will find something amazing.
Hey guys I twicked mine by adding 6 and 18 exponential moving average on my chart and used CMF indicator to check whether both lines were above or below zero. Works perfect! Thanks VP for helping us discover a better way to trade! :-)
I swear.... everything about how this guy puts his content together. Gold.
I've found my rhythm sir. Thank you
Patrick-Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge. No, I have never came across anyone that presents the information as you do. Your gift as an educator is obvious in all your methods of presentation. Still looking for my indicator, but close to narrowing it down thanks to this video. Thanks again and God Bless! :)
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.
Until the man marries a californian woman and becomes vegan
@@ImmyYousafzai HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
class quote ..........from jesus i was told .....not a bad mentor
Geez, who wants to eat fish all the time... gimmie a juicy steak
what settings do you like to set your rod at?
It works the way I use it. You covered part of my macd strat. It's not really good to write off any actual indicators, but instead write off strategies. Indicators can be used in many different ways and combinations with each other, so it's really pointless to say "this indicator is good / bad" except for just posting it for views or because someone asked or w/e. If I ever did a TH-cam channel for trading I would go by strategy rather than by indicator, but I suppose you had to put the indicator name in the title for the algo
The RSI makes an excellent pullback indicator. I look for something I call "pullback divergence", and combined with a major support or resistance level, it can give you a sniper entry signal. When price re-approaches a zone, the RSI shows an interesting phenomenon where the swing low and price is on the same level, but on the RSI, one is overbought and the other is oversold, and this divergence signals a perfect trade entry.
I just asked you a question yesterday and I was struggling to find something useful about the macd which I've been studying to see if it was worth it, and you've just answered it! Keep up the great work VP!
this is interesting. I am used to thinking of myself as quick on the uptake - but I have to listen to almost all of these vids twice, including taking notes twice, to master them. I think it is a matter of first listen to start to unlearn the old bad ways, and the second listen to get the actual message. Just off to download some nu indicators to test now...thanks VP
Hi VP I absolutely love your videos. I just started to learn to trade about 5 months ago and I’ve been all over the place up until about 2 weeks ago when I stumbled upon your channel. Since then I binged watched your videos, listen to you your podcast and Im constantly reading the blog. I love your style of trading, so much I’m implementing your strategy and working on my own algorithm. Thank you
Personally I actually use the MACD as a Zero-Line Cross indicator only, I got rid of the two lines cross as like you say, they're not that great.
I use the fast EMA to identify a trend and the histogram to give a sign of the strength of a trend.
Obviously I use a lot more tools (my base line, volume indicator etc.) At the moment I am using it as a confirmation indicator and an exit indicator when the histogram starts to get shorter it tells me the trend is ending.
It's worked pretty well so far, still backtesting it on different settings but the system I have found so far (as a novice trader), it's working pretty well.
Agreed. I always prefer a zero line cross indicator. It's easier to read. Keep in mind that the zero line cross is merely measuring the distance between each of the two lines in the two lines cross. In TradingView, if I find a two lines cross indicator that I like, I go into the Pine Script source code and plot the difference of each line. That automatically turns any two lines cross into a zero line cross. Guess what? I don't know Pine Script or any other language! It's that easy to add a line to somebody else's Pine Script and totally change the output.
Best forex TH-cam channel ever came across. thank you so much stay blessed
lots of love from India you are the best VP, I have observed something like this but can't made execution, I used 200 EMA to filter trends and then use continuation trades through other indicator VWAP but this is working better then vwap
Took me months of back testing to discover what you outlined in a 24 minute video 4 years ago. Cool.
You are unbelievable VP! Incredible masterclasses.... and for free!! Thank you for everything mate!
Indicators similar to MACD: PPO, Trix, KST.
thanks mate :)
RVI
Thanks a lot, JP
Ergodic oscillator, Fisher oscillator
Whenever you approach a market , you must know have and know your edge - what will help you make money. The ability to recognize patterns is a part of my edge, but my greatest edge is the IQD strategy from Lukasz Wilhelm. You should run and get it if you don't have it already.
VP, I think this is your best video I have seen to date! Keep up the great work. Cheers.
This was fantastic for me has a learner...dont get sensible information like this anywhere....will now just follow ur chanell makes a lot of sense....thank you!looking forward to more videos
Listening and reading the blog for the 1st time, the 2nd time and 3rd time after having done the back testing,the understanding and insight on the rules on continuation trade have improved with increased clarity. VP, thank you.
I got rid of the histogram AND the slower MACD line...i'm only interested in the faster MACD line and when it crosses the Zero line. Combine that crossing and the price action is above the 200 SMA (for longs) and the ATR is going green and you've got a damn strong move. Works best in highly traded things like QQQ for daily trades (on the 1 min), but works incredible for swing trades on the daily for just about anything with decent volume.
Histograms are great for people with old eyes, it comes to us all one day.
Could you elaborate on what ATR going green means? Its just a number - how can it go green?
Your explanation of the 'swiss knife 'cracks me up. Good presentation
i have tested the MACD thousands of times. its a winner. i also use the ATR to set my stop loss, and ema 200 to show an up trend and down trend. however. i did notice i was still missing the long term trend. so thats why im here, because the MACD is solid for sure. back test it. you'll see. but i know there is something better.
Do you use MACD for reversals or what he labels "continuation trades" (talked about near the end of his video)... or both?
Modified MACD to use Linear Regression(LSMA) and DEMA. it was a definite improvement, especially using angle and separation to filter consolidation.
“Teach a man to fish”...love your style VP. Thank you. 👊
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Best content you can get FOR FREE!!! OR PAID, i saw the difference in my trading after this guys education
I took a break from the podcast to watch the dirty dozen video.....and we'll I'm now looking at a blank line chart 😅
Always on point! I watched the video again for the sixth time, and it is still fresh! Thanks VIP VP!
VP✊🏼 you're great man, love you bro🤜🏼🤛🏼.. your videos truly make a difference in our trading(beginners), u show us a whole new level...n yeah no says it better than you man🙏🏼
This channel has me looking @ every zero line cross indicator I can find... trying to put in the work!!! And listen close lol
try the RVI
Histogram is mostly to confirm space between MACD and Signal Line. I think main purpose is to use it do draw divergences.
I have never seen a better video on MACD thank you
Assalamu alaikkum, Try MACD + CMF (20) in 15Mints, Put 0 line on Both and wait For Signal Above or Below the Zero Line on Both, Don't Take more than 2positions perday and take position only in the Asian sessions starts (In India it's a 5.30am) till European Close (It's 22.00 in India). All the Best Happy Trading...
Love the video vp, great personality, knowledge and humour. keep up the great work.
The Swiss army knife analogy cracked me up 😂 I've been binge watching your videos and taking notes, and been learning a lot!
I used to hate forex, and would only trade binary options, but after watching your videos I'm interested again !
This video has changed my entire way of trading with MACD. After all I have found the exact MACD with zero cross and line cross. ✌
Thanks VP you are such a legend.
Can you share the setting please
I like your channel to and extent that I hit the like button before I even start watching the video LOL. Keep educating us please. I really appreciate what you are doing VP )
Great teachings on one of the most popular indicators. Once again I am grateful at your wealth of knowledge and your willingness to share it with us.
Much love and respect!!!! (BIG THUMBS UP)!!!!!!!
I've changed the parameters on 1 of the more modern MACDs, & it is consistently very helpful to me.
Wats ur parameters..?
Howard Hill, can you share your parameters? You might be saving someone from a blown account!
pls which of the modern macd is that and wht is the parameter u changed
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So, who cares. If you are unwilling to share, keep it to yourself.
Thanks for putting out this video; nay this channel out there. I have been trading for more than a year but this has taken it to a whole new level. Brilliant
Muscle Cars Will Forever Rock #MacD GT... Great Work VP 🙏🏽🇯🇲💯
The main line is the difference between a fast MA and slow MA. So when it crosses the zero line, it's a MA crossover. And the signal line is just another MA on the main line. And when the main line crosses down the signal line, it could indicate a change in momentum (aka most people use this to call reversal). To be specific, if the fast line and the slow line spaces out, it means that there's an increase in momentum one way or another, and vice versa.
Watched this for the second or third time. It has clicked!! Hooray. Thanks VP! ("Will the real macd indicator please stand up..." LOL!)
I use 8 21 5 macd setting and i have wins on daily chart
One of the Best FX Channel I have ever seen. Thanks VP God Bless u..
Fantastic video VP! One of your best!
Can't believe this is all free. God bless you @VP
I now understand why you emphasize on testing testing and more testing, because trading the daily’s gives you that time to constantly be tweaking your algorithm. Constantly getting better,
MACD is not that good alone .... you need an other indicator like a moving average (200) to make it work. You need to know the general trend . In your video, you're trying to buy in what it looks like a down trend ... which is nonsense.
GBPJPY the 200 EMA will not react fast enough. You might as well trade against the 200 EMA trend or when the line is flat. As a general rule for most currency pairs then I agree with you.
this is the best video you have ever made ........fits like a glove with my screens and its either 100% in or 100% avoid like death .as vp says research and work .......i win thats all
Doesn't have to be any less simple than that.
@@NoNonsenseForex spot on ........your stuff is wonderful
VP you deserve a noble peace prize. honestly.
No mention of divergence?
Yes Please Please use 1080p if possible it's impossible to see the action of the indicators. It don't cost any more!
There are over 150 videos on this channel, and they all look the same. Please stop complaining about the picture quality, it is not going to change.
@@NoNonsenseForex Ouch...Sorry.
You can change your TH-cam viewing settings with this vid. I changed mine and its clear. I google for everything.
www.google.com/search?safe=active&sxsrf=ALeKk03rrH8sZD1h9bBrvNVRtEro-DXGFA%3A1584399812561&ei=xAVwXuzpIYnctQXt2buoCg&q=TH-cam+high-definition+settings&oq=TH-cam&gs_l=psy-ab.18...0.0..7353...0.0..0.0.0.......0....6..gws-wiz.kmKMpmvKAWA&gs_ivs=1#kpvalbx=_zQVwXsKUOoLYsQWe5aXICw25
i see it as an exit indicator and don't now why at 11:20 every time i look at the wight line it just tells you to stop go long or short i might be wrong but gonna use it in that way
Wow!! I am blown away!! Thanks VP!
As a slight modification to the strategy you proposed at around 19m might I say wait until after the x-over to see if the following histogram bar was also present and in the same direction. This would have filtered out the losing trade near the end but kept you in the winning ones. Effectively it become a one-period lag but is accompanied by a divergence (pardon the pun) of the two lines, supporting direction and momentum. What do you think?
Bro you ligit love your content thank you so much I’m going through all your videos over and over!
VP.. i can't find a good currency strength meter. what do you think of it..is really that good..if so do u recommend one?
Use MACD only to identify the trend. Bellow 0 is bearish, above 0 is bullish.
Then yeah you can use the MA's when they cross but as you said... there are other indicators to tell you that.
A good thing you can use it too is to know when a major trend is about to end. Look for divergence between the lows or highs of the lines and the chart. Once it crosses 0 level, it's the beginning of a new trend.
Yeah is not that great, but can be used in combination with other indicators to get some confirmation.
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Here's a bit of education for anyone reading this. I've coded a bunch of different indicators on TradingView over the past year+, and as a result of this I have of course come to an understanding about how most of these work (most indicators in general, in fact). I think a lot of people don't actually understand these things, but I think it behooves you all to understand these things. Anyway, I'm going to explain the MACD real quick so you have a better idea of how it works.
First of all, in the MACD indicator the MACD is only a single line. It represents the crossing of two moving averages (default is 12, 26). When the faster is above the slower the line is above 0, and the inverse is true when below 0. Generally speaking you would say above is bullish and below is bearish. When the MACD crosses 0 this indicates the two MAs crossing. This is many peoples' biggest complaint about it--that it lags too much (which of course it does--you're waiting for two lagging indicators (moving averages) to cross. Of course this is also a fundamental misunderstanding of the point of the indicator by these people. Anyway, if the MACD is below 0 but is moving up toward 0 (inverse is true if above 0) you're looking at stalled momentum in the trend indicating some sort of consolidation (or, simply put, 'chop'). This is where the other parts of the indicator come in.
Signal line and histogram. The signal line is just a moving average on the MACD line. Its only use is to help visualize what is going on with momentum. This is why using it as reversal signal is bad. The MACD crossing it is merely a slowing of momentum in the direction of whichever trend the asset is currently in (and as we know, with trending assets consolidation is typically followed by continuation of the trend). Nothing more than that, really. This is why it works better using these crosses as trend continuation, as VP explains at the back end of the video. Now, the histogram is just a clearer visual of the MACD and signal line crossing. MACD crosses above signal line, then histogram is above 0, and vice versa. If you want to read the indicator more easily make the signal line invisible and keep the histogram and MACD line.
And that is basically it. You don't even need the MACD, honestly. You can just stick the same two moving averages on the chart and use that as your entry/exit indicator. Or use a 1 as your fast MA. Every time price crosses the slow MA the MACD will cross 0.
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the one i downloaded got just one line i dont seem to get it
I'm a new trader. I learned how to trade strictly by using candlesticks and charts. I identified the trend and calculated the weekly range from open to close to determine how many pips I could expect to get while placing my stops. I have experience doing this. But now that I'm infront of a computer, what indicator would you recommend I master first?
Heyyy i don’t like the army knife analogy. It’s not true! The victorinox ones are really sharp
But if you have a good entry indicator you would be in the trend already from the beginning, so no need for the continuation indicator..... Or am I missing something here?
A "continuation indicator" is not really a thing. The MACD is a bit of an anomaly.
This is hard to explain if you haven't watched all my vids, I would say just do that first and it will become a lot more clear.
Yes, you are correct. You re missing something.
WOW.... beautifully explained!!! Adding to my arsenal immediately
This was so helpful. Thanks VP!
njoy your teaching, but I'm sorry to tell you that I can't see the blue line well enough to detect crosses. Could you consider fatter lines and/or brighter, high-contrast colors?
I started using brighter colors in later videos, yes.
OOOO thats a prime example on how to use the macd on the Aud, my second favorite currency pair.
Thank you ver much.Good job. Thanks from Holland - Europe. MACD was a eye opener...! Zero line WOW
or you can just change the colour of the histogram to the same colour as the background colour that's what I do when I have extra bits and bobs on an indicator that i dont use
"The MACD, overall, is pretty shit". Classic.
Actually the Mt4 MACD and the other say in Trading View is the same.
1. MT4 draws the dif between slow and fast MA in the form of bar chart and where as in Trading View just one solid line. (We can replace the bar chart in MT4 by assigning same color with the background plus add another MA for this MACD set at 1 by using first indicator's data)
2. Both drawn the same as one solid line for the MACD SMA also known as signal line
3. However Trading View has another bar chart to indicate the dif between the MACD line and the MACD SMA line which is not really needed.
4. I found 5, 35, 5 is better than the default setting 12, 26, 9
I know to avoid repainting indicators, but does this same principal apply to macd? I've tried several and all repaint data badly. I know it lags so I dont know if that is expected.
This seemingly contradicting part confused me a tad bit: in the video you stated "only use the part that works, don´t use them to call reversals, don´t use them as a zero cross indicator, it is an inferior version of a zero cross indicator.. "
while it´s stated in the blog that "...about how you wanted to find a “Zero-Cross” trend confirmation indicator, or a “Two Lines Cross” trend confirmation indicator. Where the hell do I find these?”, the people whined, after I just made their search 10X easier. Well, the MACD features both, and it has dozens of variations. Maybe you could……I dunno…….start there?"
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With regards to continuations trades on the AUDUSD, does it mean we close our short position when the faster line crosses back the slower one and we only go short again when it the faster one crosses downwards? Or do we add to our short position every time there is a continuation signal?
@19.52, wouldn't you have not taken that trade, since it was a long and both lines were still under the 0?
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RVI is a Continuation trend indicator. Vp talk about this in his last video about baselines. But before you go there please watch all videos first.
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At 19:53 it looks like you "took" a long trade. But wouldn't you ignore long trades if the two lines are below the zero line? And just take shorts until the lines move above the zero? Thanks
Is it me or would he have hit his SL before making that 100 pip on that last one 🤷🏽♂️😂
Thanks PV . . . Where is the indicator above available? It's not in MT4 nor on the blog. Thanks.
thanx for a great video, thax for the time you put into it.
MACD is good but it has a slow timing about telling reversal trends. It best if you change the indicator to a Normal MACD. Normal MACD calculate precise time of trend reversals. It best if you use it on Trading view. It best for trading stocks and forex.
Mt4 macd there is only one line the other is the histogram, with him you can know if the signal line is above or is below or if the two lines are close or not. It is counterintuitive.
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Goddammit, I was using it the wrong way. I have gone the no nonsense way now to attempt to ride the trend! In fact I am going to try this out tonight at 2240 my time and set the 1x Atr as a stop loss, if I have candidates of course, no USD pairs in my trading as well for the mo. I use to use market structure to set stop losses before..
Testing the 14 period RVI with Aroon up and down. Not taking the Aroon crosses but rather looking to which line is at 100 and 0 for trend
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Im wonder why you didnt mention DIVERGENCE in your MACD video? Just in your examples there were 3 winning trades on each the eurusd and audusd that weren't mentioned. I understand those trades are reversals and thats not what we do but divergence is in the name of the indicator so just wondering why you didnt mention it?
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MY defacto settings.
Profit 80% of ATR
1.5 ATR 4 hours (or is 1 day better)
MACD 5 consecutive trending candles.
Am I getting close?
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I know I'm a little late to the party, but anyone has opinions on the Schaff Trend Cycle Indicator? I've been running backtests in excel and having ok results.