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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Trading Strategy - MACD with Parabolic SAR

MACD with Parabolic SAR

Parabolic SAR is more popular for setting stops than for establishing direction or trend.
Parabolic SAR is base on the following rule: to shift the levels of closing prices only in direction of opened position.
If there is a long position opened before, it is possible to increase the level of closing prices, but not to decrease it.
If the short position is opened, it is possible to decrease the level of closing prices.
The indicator can be very effective if a filter of some sort is used like MACD.
If we were long the market, then only long signals would be taken and the short signals ignored as long as the filter has given a buy signal and remains in buy.
Now you can confirm the signal by using the both indicators.

Signal to buy:
When MACD bars is over 0 level and rising, signal line below bars end and rising and SAR dots below price chart.

Signal to Sell:
When MACD bars is below 0 level and falling, signal line over bars end and falling and SAR dots over price.
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