MACD Line (M1)Trend

Timeframe M1 · unit pts

What it measures

The raw difference between the 12-bar and 26-bar exponential moving averages of close prices. It captures the momentum gap between short-term and medium-term trend.

How Janira reads it (bullish vs bearish)

Above zero means the short EMA is above the long EMA (up-momentum leads). Below zero means the long EMA dominates (down-momentum leads). The absolute level depends on the price scale.

In plain language

The MACD line measures whether the 'sprint average' (12 bars) is ahead of or behind the 'marathon average' (26 bars). Positive = sprint is winning; negative = marathon leads.

Scenarios

At zero and rising: the fast and slow averages have just aligned - momentum is transitioning from bearish to neutral or bullish.
Positive and accelerating upward: both EMAs agree on up-direction and the gap is widening, indicating strengthening trend velocity.
Negative after a long positive stretch: the EMA gap has compressed and reversed; the medium-term average has overtaken the short-term one.
Near zero with no clear direction: momentum is compressed - neither bulls nor bears have enough velocity to separate the two averages meaningfully.

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Janira computes MACD Line (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.