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macd	OpenBB SDK Function

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macd

Moving average convergence divergence

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openbb.ta.macd(data: pd.Series, n_fast: int = 12, n_slow: int = 26, n_signal: int = 9)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
data	pd.Series	Values for calculation	None	False
n_fast	int	Fast period	12	True
n_slow	int	Slow period	26	True
n_signal	int	Signal period	9	True

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Returns

Type	Description
pd.DataFrame	Dataframe of technical indicator

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Plots MACD signal

Source Code: [link]

openbb.ta.macd_chart(data: pd.Series, n_fast: int = 12, n_slow: int = 26, n_signal: int = 9, symbol: str = "", export: str = "", external_axes: Optional[List[matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes]] = None)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
data	pd.Series	Values to input	None	False
n_fast	int	Fast period	12	True
n_slow	int	Slow period	26	True
n_signal	int	Signal period	9	True
symbol	str	Stock ticker		True
export	str	Format to export data		True
external_axes	Optional[List[plt.Axes]]	External axes (2 axes are expected in the list), by default None	None	True

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Returns

This function does not return anything

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