What is Moving Average Divergence?
Moving Average Divergence is a trend-oriented technical indicator used to smooth, compare or transform recent market observations so direction and persistence are easier to describe.
Moving Average Divergence matters because it gives analysts a consistent way to discuss trend and smoothing analysis. Trend indicators reduce short-term noise or compare smoothed series to help describe direction and persistence.
How to read Moving Average Divergence
Read Moving Average Divergence together with its lookback length, slope and the position of the underlying series. A signal can change materially when the period length or sampling frequency changes.
What Moving Average Divergence does not tell you
A divergence describes disagreement between two series; disagreement can persist for long periods and is not a timing signal by itself. Parameter choices, timeframe and data quality can materially change the result.
Use in bonds, rates and macro markets
Moving averages can be useful on yields, spreads and futures, but the same crossover can mean different things when the chart is a yield rather than a price.
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