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macd_below_signal

MACD line is below its signal line.

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At a glance

Definition
macd < macd_signal
Typestate (boolean)
GroupTechnicals
CategoryTrend & direction
Update cadence1 min · mkt hrs
Intervals1d
Universeall tickers
Historyfull · since 2003
Firingcontinuous

Trend direction and strength: MACD, ADX/±DI, SMA-based trend reads, and reversal composites.

Query it

Every applicable form factor, grouped by endpoint family. Swap YOUR_KEY for the value from /dashboard/keys. Response payloads are real captures, sampled 2026-08-18 and trimmed — your run's values and dates will differ.

Use signals /v2/signals/{signal}

One signal across the market: who matches now, who matched then, and a push when someone starts. Docs →

Live — every ticker where it fires now
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/macd_below_signal" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:24:31.560Z",
 "signal": "macd_below_signal",
 "condition": null,
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "AAA",
   "name": "Alternative Access First Priority CLO Bond ETF",
   "value": true
  },
  {
   "ticker": "AAL",
   "name": "American Airlines Group Inc.",
   "value": true
  }
 ]
}
As-of — the same read at a past date
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/macd_below_signal?asof=2026-05-20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-05-20",
 "signal": "macd_below_signal",
 "condition": null,
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "A",
   "name": "Agilent Technologies Inc.",
   "value": true
  },
  {
   "ticker": "AA",
   "name": "Alcoa Corporation",
   "value": true
  }
 ]
}
Subscribe — webhook when a ticker starts matching
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/macd_below_signal/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'

Returns 201 with the created webhook — the same shape as GET /v2/webhooks/{id}, plus a one-time signing_secret for HMAC verification.

Use scan /v2/scan

The whole market through a WHERE clause — this signal composed freely with any other column. Docs →

Live — the whole market, filtered on this signal
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  --data-urlencode "q=macd_below_signal" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:24:32.092Z",
 "query": {
  "q": "macd_below_signal",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "day_change_pct",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "XOSWW",
   "name": "Xos, Inc. Warrants",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "WARRANT",
   "price": 0.0022,
   "day_change_pct": 1.4111,
   "gap_pct": null,
   "relative_volume": 0.7894,
   "market_cap": null
  },
  {
   "ticker": "XOS",
   "name": "Xos, Inc. Common Stock",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 3.902,
   "day_change_pct": 0.8625,
   "gap_pct": 0.0024,
   "relative_volume": 0.2158,
   "market_cap": 29786399
  }
 ]
}
As-of — the same scan at a past date
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  --data-urlencode "q=macd_below_signal" \
  -d "asof=2026-05-20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-05-20",
 "query": {
  "q": "macd_below_signal",
  "asof": "2026-05-20",
  "interval": "auto",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "day_change_pct",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "LCCCR",
   "name": "Lakeshore Acquisition III Corp. Rights",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "RIGHT",
   "price": 0.15,
   "day_change_pct": 85.64356435643565,
   "gap_pct": 85.64356435643565,
   "relative_volume": 0.009211543976432352,
   "market_cap": 1035000
  },
  {
   "ticker": "EMISR",
   "name": "Emmis Acquisition Corp. Rights",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "RIGHT",
   "price": 0.14,
   "day_change_pct": 39.86013986013988,
   "gap_pct": 59.14085914085915,
   "relative_volume": 5.153396889660927,
   "market_cap": null
  }
 ]
}
Subscribe — webhook on a market-wide condition
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"q": "macd_below_signal", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'

Returns 201 with the created webhook object; deliveries carry the tickers matching the condition at each evaluation.

Use series /v2/series

Its history over time, on one aligned grid. Docs →

History — the column on an aligned time grid
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/series?tickers=AAPL,MSFT&columns=close,macd_below_signal" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:24:35.016Z",
 "interval": "1d",
 "tickers": [
  "AAPL",
  "MSFT"
 ],
 "columns": [
  "close",
  "macd_below_signal"
 ],
 "count": 6,
 "series": {
  "AAPL": [
   {
    "t": "2026-08-12",
    "close": 302.25,
    "macd_below_signal": true
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-08-13",
    "close": 305.26,
    "macd_below_signal": true
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-08-14",
    "close": 305.93,
    "macd_below_signal": true
   }
  ],
  "MSFT": [
   {
    "t": "2026-08-12",
    "close": 492.43,
    "macd_below_signal": false
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-08-13",
    "close": 496.88,
    "macd_below_signal": false
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-08-14",
    "close": 495.4,
    "macd_below_signal": false
   }
  ]
 }
}

Use events /v2/events

The flag as a timeline: each edge as a point event, and the spans it stayed true. Docs →

Firings — every enter edge as a point event
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/events" \
  -d "kind=signal" -d "signal=macd_below_signal" -d "transition=enter" -d "since=2026-01-10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:24:35.487Z",
 "query": {
  "kind": "signal",
  "tickers": null,
  "universe": null,
  "since": "2026-01-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "until": null,
  "limit": 2,
  "signal": "macd_below_signal",
  "transition": "enter"
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "ZWS",
   "ts": "2026-08-14T20:00:00.000Z",
   "kind": "signal",
   "payload": {
    "signal": "macd_below_signal",
    "transition": "enter",
    "price": 50.952,
    "definition_version": 6
   }
  },
  {
   "ticker": "ZTEK",
   "ts": "2026-08-14T20:00:00.000Z",
   "kind": "signal",
   "payload": {
    "signal": "macd_below_signal",
    "transition": "enter",
    "price": 0.61,
    "definition_version": 6
   }
  }
 ]
}
Spans — when it was true for one ticker (ZWS)
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/macd_below_signal/ZWS/events" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:24:35.629Z",
 "ticker": "ZWS",
 "signal": "macd_below_signal",
 "count": 2,
 "events": [
  {
   "started_at": "2026-08-14T20:00:00.000Z",
   "ended_at": "2026-08-15T20:00:00.000Z",
   "start_price": 50.952,
   "end_price": 50.952,
   "definition_version": 6
  },
  {
   "started_at": "2026-07-09T20:00:00.000Z",
   "ended_at": "2026-07-24T20:00:00.000Z",
   "start_price": 46.77,
   "end_price": 48.25,
   "definition_version": 6
  }
 ]
}

Same grammar on scan, series, and webhooks; state reads take ?asof= for point-in-time answers.

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