Crypto MACD alerts

Get a message when a coin's MACD(12, 26, 9) crosses its signal line or the zero line, bullish or bearish, on the timeframe you trade. It checks every minute and counts a cross only once its candle has closed.

Timeframes: 1m to 4h
Exchanges: 6
Checked: Every minute
Price: Free

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Set a MACD alert

The form you get in the app: pick the coin and the timeframe, choose a signal cross or a zero-line cross, and the direction. The Market view draws MACD, its signal and the histogram as the alert reads them.

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MACD alerts

Get notified when a coin's MACD crosses its signal line or the zero line.

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Market

BTCBinanceBTCUSDTUSDT

Timeframe

Market view

BTC / USDT · Binance Spot · 1h

MACD − signal: +79.24last closed candle
MACD: -87.00
Signal: -166.23
Price: 73,992.38USDT

MACD (12, 26, 9)
Signal (9)
Histogram (MACD − signal)
Past bullish crosses (replayed)

The alert checks once a minute, on the last closed 1-hour candle. The candle still forming can change until it closes, so it doesn’t count until then. MACD (12, 26, 9) is computed on the newest 160 candles, as the alert does, so it can differ slightly from a long-history chart; values are in USDT price units. Arrows replay past bullish signal crosses from each candle's final close.

Last candle closed 12:00 UTC

Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Trigger

Cross type

Signal crossMACD crosses its signal line.Zero-line crossMACD crosses zero (momentum flips sign).

Standard MACD (12, 26, 9).

Direction

Bullish Bearish

Now MACD − signal +79.24 · last closed candle

Delivery

Notification channel

Cooldown

1 hour

Fires once per cross, only when it occurs on a newly-closed candle.

Disable after first trigger

Fires a single time, then turns itself off. Leave it off to keep it recurring.

Note

e.g. Take profit here. Move the stop to entry.

Optional: added to every notification this alert sends.

Notify me by email when MACD crosses above its signal line for BTCUSDT on Binance Spot on the 1h timeframe.

Preview the message

CoinBeaconExample alert

MACD bullish cross: BTCUSDT on Binance (1h)

MACD(12,26,9) crossed above its signal

Timeframe 1h

Just now · via Email

An illustration of the message format, not a live alert.

Your alert keeps watching after you close this page.

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The in-app builder with the settings it opens on. The candles, the MACD and signal lines, the histogram and the reading beside the trigger are a live read of the last 120 closed 1-hour candles of BTC/USDT on Binance.

What fires a MACD alert

The check runs every minute on the newest closed candle of your timeframe. A candle still forming never counts.

Signal cross ▲ Bullish
MACD minus its signal line was at or below zero on the previous closed candle and is above zero on the newest one.
Signal cross ▼ Bearish
MACD minus its signal line was at or above zero on the previous closed candle and is below zero on the newest one.
Zero-line cross ▲ Bullish
MACD was at or below zero on the previous closed candle and is above zero on the newest one.
Zero-line cross ▼ Bearish
MACD was at or above zero on the previous closed candle and is below zero on the newest one.

Settings

MACD: 12, 26 and 9, on candle closes
Averages: Exponential, each started from a simple average
Timeframe: 1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h or 4h. Default 1h

The message, and when it comes again

It fires once per cross, at most once per candle, and only on candles that close after you create it. A MACD that stays above its signal sends nothing more until it crosses back and over again.

Turn on Disable after first trigger for a one-time alert: it fires once, then turns itself off. To watch every coin on an exchange, or the coins in your watchlists, use the MACD scanner in Scan All Coins.

The message, with the form's defaults

MACD bullish cross: BTCUSDT on Binance (1h)

Signal: MACD(12,26,9) crossed above its signal
Timeframe: 1h

By email, push notification, Telegram, Discord, Slack or webhook, the channel you pick.

MACD alerts FAQ

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What is the difference between a signal cross and a zero-line cross?

A signal cross is MACD crossing its signal line, the 9-period average of MACD itself. A zero-line cross is MACD changing sign, which happens when the 12-period average crosses the 26-period one.

Can I change the MACD settings?

No. The alert uses the standard MACD (12, 26, 9) on candle closes, the setting the form names. You choose the cross type, the direction, the coin and the timeframe.

Does a MACD alert fire before the candle closes?

No. It compares the last two closed candles every minute, so a cross that appears and disappears inside one candle never fires it.

Which timeframes and exchanges can a MACD alert use?

1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h or 4h, on Binance Spot, Binance Futures, OKX Futures, Bybit Futures, Gate.io Futures or HTX Futures. Each alert reads the candles of the one market you pick.

Can one MACD alert watch many coins?

A MACD alert watches one coin. To watch every coin on an exchange, or the coins in your watchlists, use the MACD scanner under Scan All Coins.

Are MACD alerts free?

Yes. The free plan includes MACD alerts, with 5 active alerts and 10 notifications a day across all of them, by email, push notification, Telegram, Discord, Slack or webhook. No card is needed.