MACD Histogram (M1)Trend

Timeframe M1 · unit pts

What it measures

The instantaneous gap between the MACD line and its signal line - a second derivative of the underlying momentum. When positive, the MACD is above its own average, meaning momentum is accelerating up.

How Janira reads it (bullish vs bearish)

Positive histogram = MACD is gaining speed upward relative to its own smoothed baseline. Negative = MACD is losing speed downward. The bars of the histogram shrinking to zero signal a deceleration, not necessarily a reversal.

In plain language

Imagine the MACD as a car and the signal line as the car's cruise-control target. The histogram tells you whether the car is above or below its own cruise-control setting - above means accelerating, below means decelerating.

Scenarios

• Histogram expanding upward (increasingly positive): the current up-momentum is strengthening bar by bar - the move has fresh energy.
• Histogram near zero with MACD above signal: the upward move is plateauing - speed is unchanged rather than accelerating.
• Histogram crossing from positive to negative: MACD has dropped below its own signal; the short-term pulse has peaked and is reversing.
• Deeply negative histogram: downward momentum has been accelerating for several bars; the move is mature but not necessarily over.

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Janira computes MACD Histogram (M1) deterministically from live price action, the same way for every reading - no discretion, no hidden weighting. This page explains the method; it is not a live reading and not advice.