Macd Diff Change Direction

[kenb2004]

Can you please tell me how to program a condition to be true when the Macd "diff" has changed direction from up to down or down to up?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_RyanM]

Hello Kenb2004,

You can use Rising and Falling conditions if you just want to compare the MACD value to its prior value. The following reference sample can help you set this up in the Strategy wizard condition builder:
Using Rising and Falling conditions in the Strategy Wizard

[kenb2004]

I get
if (Rising(MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff) == true)
but how do I compare it to the "Diff" Falling AbarAgo?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_RyanM]

Hello Ken,

These methods only compare the current MACD value to its prior value. If you want to test a longer duration condition, you have to reference specific values to compare.

if (MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff[1]) //this is all rising method checks for.

You work with the index [] values to specify the condition you're looking for.

[kenb2004]

What you showed only creates a condition that shows Rising. I am trying to create a condition that shows a "Change in Direction". Rising is Rising whether it has changed direction or not. How do I create a condition that shows a "Change in Direction"?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM]

You can specify that there was a falling condition just prior to that, by specifying the bars ago setting for the index.

if (MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff[1] < MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff[2]) //Checks if one bar back was less than 2.

[kenb2004]

I tried
if (Rising(MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff) == true
&& Rising(MACD(12, 26, 9).Diff, 1) == false)
but I got an error "No overload for method 'Rising' takes '2' arguments