intraday indicators

whats the best way to set the MACD for equties on a intraday basis? i was using (12,26,9) on a 5 and 10 min timeframe, but am seeing possibly better signals at (5,13,6). any thoughts?

 

6,77,34 and simple MA 20 (any time frame) with bollinger bands 20.2

When you have a down cross with the MACD above the zero line AND THE CLOSE IS BELOW THE MA, EXITLONG or sell short with a stop one tick above the last high (THE HIGH formed when the MACD was bullish)

Duoble short when the MACD is below the zero line

the same rule to the upside

LORENZO

 

LBR has been using 3,10, 16 for years with some success. The 5, 13, 6 is my personal preference.

 

Here's today session on ES H6 (1 minute bar)

 

how long have you been using that strategy lorenzo? do you only trade the minis?

 

Looks like YM to me.

 

Sorry, yes I also had the chart of the ES, but I posted the YM...

Lorenzo

 

The same indicator on ER2 H6 (2 min)

However nothing is perfect....

The best signal is generated when the Macd shows some divergences

Lorenzo

 

see the divergence...

 

Unusual parameters for MACD. How have you decided on them?

• Quote from Lorenzo:
  
  6,77,34 and simple MA 20 (any time frame) with bollinger bands 20.2
  
  When you have a down cross with the MACD above the zero line AND THE CLOSE IS BELOW THE MA, EXITLONG or sell short with a stop one tick above the last high (THE HIGH formed when the MACD was bullish)
  
  Duoble short when the MACD is below the zero line
  
  the same rule to the upside
  
  LORENZO