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MACD — Moving Average Convergence Divergence

Shows the relationship between two EMAs of different periods. The histogram visualises the difference between the MACD line and its signal line, highlighting momentum shifts.

Inputs: [real]  |  Options: [fast_period, slow_period, signal_period]  |  Outputs: [macd, signal, histogram]

Basic

use tulip_rs::indicators::macd::indicator;

let close = vec![81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                 83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36_f64];

// Options: [fast_period, slow_period, signal_period]
let (outputs, _state) = indicator(&[close.as_slice()], &[12.0, 26.0, 9.0], None).unwrap();
println!("MACD line:  {:?}", outputs[0]);
println!("Signal:     {:?}", outputs[1]);
println!("Histogram:  {:?}", outputs[2]);

// State continuation
let partial = close[..8].to_vec();
let (outputs2, mut state) = indicator(&[partial.as_slice()], &[12.0, 26.0, 9.0], None).unwrap();
println!("Partial MACD: {:?}", outputs2[0]);

let new_close = close[8..].to_vec();
let continued = state.batch_indicator(&[new_close.as_slice()], None).unwrap();
println!("Continued MACD:      {:?}", continued[0]);
println!("Continued Signal:    {:?}", continued[1]);
println!("Continued Histogram: {:?}", continued[2]);
import numpy as np
import tulip_rs

close = np.array([81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                  83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36], dtype=np.float64)

# Options: [fast_period, slow_period, signal_period]
outputs, state = tulip_rs.indicators.macd.indicator([close], [12.0, 26.0, 9.0])
print("MACD line: ", outputs[0])
print("Signal:    ", outputs[1])
print("Histogram: ", outputs[2])

# State continuation
partial = close[:8]
outputs2, state = tulip_rs.indicators.macd.indicator([partial], [12.0, 26.0, 9.0])
new_close = close[8:]
continued = state.batch_indicator([new_close])
print("Continued MACD:      ", continued[0])
print("Continued Signal:    ", continued[1])
print("Continued Histogram: ", continued[2])
import * as ti from 'tulip-rs-node';

const close = [81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
               83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36,
               85.53, 86.54, 86.89, 87.77, 87.29];

const [outputs, state] = ti.macd.indicator([close], [12, 26, 9]);
console.log('MACD line:', outputs[0]);
console.log('Signal:',    outputs[1]);
console.log('Histogram:', outputs[2]);

// State continuation
const [, state2] = ti.macd.indicator([close.slice(0, -1)], [12, 26, 9]);
const continued = state2.batchIndicator([close.slice(-1)]);
console.log('Continued MACD:', continued[0]);
import { init } from 'tulip-rs-wasm';
import * as ti from 'tulip-rs-wasm';

await init(); // bundler resolves the WASM asset automatically

const close = [81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
               83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36,
               85.53, 86.54, 86.89, 87.77, 87.29];

const [outputs, state] = ti.macd.indicator([close], [12, 26, 9]);
console.log('MACD line:', outputs[0]);
console.log('Signal:',    outputs[1]);
console.log('Histogram:', outputs[2]);

// State continuation
const [, state2] = ti.macd.indicator([close.slice(0, -1)], [12, 26, 9]);
const continued = state2.batchIndicator([close.slice(-1)]);
console.log('Continued MACD:', continued[0]);

Optional Outputs

macd exposes 2 optional outputs: short_ema, long_ema. Pass a boolean mask as the third argument — one bool per optional output, in order.

use tulip_rs::indicators::macd::indicator;

let close = vec![81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                 83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36_f64];

let mask = [true, true]; // one per optional output
let (outputs, _state) = indicator(&[close.as_slice()], &[12.0, 26.0, 9.0], Some(&mask)).unwrap();

let macd_line   = &outputs[0]; // macd_line (primary)
let signal_line = &outputs[1]; // signal_line (primary)
let histogram   = &outputs[2]; // histogram (primary)
let short_ema   = &outputs[3]; // short_ema (optional — requested)
let long_ema    = &outputs[4]; // long_ema (optional — requested)
import numpy as np
import tulip_rs

close = np.array([81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                  83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36], dtype=np.float64)

outputs, state = tulip_rs.indicators.macd.indicator(
    [close], [12.0, 26.0, 9.0],
    optional_outputs=[True, True],
)

macd_line   = outputs[0]  # macd_line (primary)
signal_line = outputs[1]  # signal_line (primary)
histogram   = outputs[2]  # histogram (primary)
short_ema   = outputs[3]  # short_ema (optional — requested)
long_ema    = outputs[4]  # long_ema (optional — requested)

macd exposes 2 optional outputs: short_ema, long_ema.

const [allOut] = ti.macd.indicator([close], [12, 26, 9], [true, true]);
const macdLine = allOut[0]; // primary
const signal   = allOut[1]; // primary
const hist     = allOut[2]; // primary
const shortEma = allOut[3]; // optional 0: short_ema
const longEma  = allOut[4]; // optional 1: long_ema

SIMD

By assets — same options applied to 4 assets in parallel:

use tulip_rs::indicators::macd::indicator_by_assets;

let a1 = vec![81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61, 83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36_f64];
let a2 = vec![72.10, 72.85, 73.40, 73.00, 74.20, 74.85, 75.10, 75.60, 76.00, 76.50_f64];
let a3 = vec![55.30, 55.80, 56.10, 56.40, 56.90, 57.20, 57.50, 57.80, 58.10, 58.40_f64];
let a4 = vec![100.1, 100.5, 101.0, 101.3, 101.8, 102.0, 102.5, 103.0, 103.3, 103.8_f64];

let inputs: [&[&[f64]; 1]; 4] = [
    &[a1.as_slice()],
    &[a2.as_slice()],
    &[a3.as_slice()],
    &[a4.as_slice()],
];

let results = indicator_by_assets::<4>(&inputs, &[12.0, 26.0, 9.0], None).unwrap();
for (i, asset_outputs) in results.0.iter().enumerate() {
    println!("Asset {} MACD: {:?}", i + 1, asset_outputs[0]);
    println!("Asset {} Signal: {:?}", i + 1, asset_outputs[1]);
    println!("Asset {} Histogram: {:?}", i + 1, asset_outputs[2]);
}

By options — same asset, 4 different option sets in parallel:

use tulip_rs::indicators::macd::indicator_by_options;

let close = vec![81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                 83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36_f64];

let opts: [&[f64; 3]; 4] = [
    &[6.0,  13.0,  5.0],
    &[12.0, 26.0,  9.0],
    &[19.0, 39.0, 14.0],
    &[24.0, 52.0, 18.0],
];

let results = indicator_by_options::<4>(&[close.as_slice()], &opts, None).unwrap();
for (i, opt_outputs) in results.0.iter().enumerate() {
    println!("Option set {} MACD:      {:?}", i + 1, opt_outputs[0]);
    println!("Option set {} Signal:    {:?}", i + 1, opt_outputs[1]);
    println!("Option set {} Histogram: {:?}", i + 1, opt_outputs[2]);
}

By assets — same options applied to N assets in parallel (must be 2, 4, 8, or 16):

import numpy as np
import tulip_rs

close = np.array([81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                  83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36], dtype=np.float64)

simd_inputs = [[close], [close + 5.0], [close - 5.0], [close * 1.02]]
outputs_list, states = tulip_rs.indicators.macd.simd_by_assets(simd_inputs, [12.0, 26.0, 9.0])
for i, out in enumerate(outputs_list):
    print(f"Asset {i + 1} MACD:      {out[0]}")
    print(f"Asset {i + 1} Signal:    {out[1]}")
    print(f"Asset {i + 1} Histogram: {out[2]}")

By options — same asset, N different option sets in parallel:

import numpy as np
import tulip_rs

close = np.array([81.59, 81.06, 82.87, 83.00, 83.61,
                  83.15, 82.84, 83.99, 84.55, 84.36], dtype=np.float64)

simd_options = [
    [6.0,  13.0,  5.0],
    [12.0, 26.0,  9.0],
    [19.0, 39.0, 14.0],
    [24.0, 52.0, 18.0],
]
outputs_list, states = tulip_rs.indicators.macd.simd_by_options([close], simd_options)
for i, out in enumerate(outputs_list):
    print(f"Option set {i + 1} MACD:      {out[0]}")
    print(f"Option set {i + 1} Signal:    {out[1]}")
    print(f"Option set {i + 1} Histogram: {out[2]}")

By assets — same options applied to 4 assets in parallel:

const simdInputs = [
    [[...close]],
    [close.map(v => v * 1.1)],
    [close.map(v => v * 0.9)],
    [close.map(v => v * 1.02)],
];
const [results] = ti.macd.simdByAssets(simdInputs, [12, 26, 9]);
results.forEach((out, i) => console.log(`Asset ${i + 1} MACD:`, out[0], 'Signal:', out[1]));

By options — same asset, 4 different option sets in parallel:

const simdOptions = [[6, 13, 5], [12, 26, 9], [19, 39, 14], [24, 52, 18]];
const [results] = ti.macd.simdByOptions([close], simdOptions);
results.forEach((out, i) => console.log(`Option set ${i + 1} MACD:`, out[0]));