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What is MACD?

a momentum-direction indicator built from two moving averages.

The number

MACD is a momentum-direction indicator built from two moving averages.

What it means

when it crosses bullish, momentum is turning up; bearish, it's turning down.

Why it matters

crosses front-run the candles, they catch the turn before price confirms it.

From the desk

The desk watches this alongside the nine Pulse Score signals when reading a coin. See Methodology for how the score fuses its inputs.

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EMA

an exponential moving average, a trend line that weights recent prices more

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Golden Cross

the 50-day average crossing above the 200-day average

Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.