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MACD Screens

Bullish MACD
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Bearish MACD
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This screen looks for a MACD signal line cross while the price is above the 20 day SMA but below the 100 day SMA. When looking at the results we should also look for a larger than average volume to support the next move.

Screen criteria:

MACD signal line cross within last 5 trading days
30 day average volume greater than or equal to 25,000
Price/Close below the 100 day SMA
Price/Close above the 20 day SMA

MACD and Bollinger Bands

Bullish MACD & BB
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Bearish MACD & BB
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In this screen we have used a band system to ensure a move rather than moving averages. The results for this screen will have charts that not only have a signal line cross but also the price will have crossed the 20 day SMA (BB center line cross) and breached the outer Bollinger Band.

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Screen criteria:

Price crosses Bollinger Band center line within last 10 days
Price breaches Bollinger Band within last 10 days
MACD signal line cross within last 4 days
Last traded volume greater than 100,000
Close between $1 & $120

MACD & CCI

Bullish MACD & CCI
| All Exchanges | NYSE | AMEX | NASDAQ | TSE/TSX | LSE |

Bearish MACD & CCI
| All Exchanges | NYSE | AMEX | NASDAQ | TSE/TSX | LSE |

MACD and CCI work well as complementary indicators and they work well as a screening combination. While the CCI gives us an indication of overbought/oversold the MACD will give us our trend.

Screen criteria:

MACD signal line cross within last 5 days
CCI crosses extreme within last 5 days
Average 30 day volume at least 25,000

Relevant educational resources:
| MACD education |
| Bollinger Band education |
| CCI education |
| A quick screen with MACD and price and volume ratios |
| Bollinger Bands Chart and Screener Examples |
| CCI Chart and Screener Examples |
| MACD Chart and Screener Examples |