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Date/Time: Mon, 06 May 2024 15:07:50 +0000



Post From: Setting an alert based on an overlay study from another chart

[2023-03-09 15:19:58]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31389
So you are comparing the MACD to the MACD Moving Average (SG1 and SG2 of the MACD study)?

If you use the Study/Price Overlay, are you getting the MACD displayed on the chart? What you will see are straight lines for every 8 bars in the 30 minute chart, as the 4 hour chart only has data for every 4 hours.

Still, you should not have a problem, if there is a crossover, then it should register. Are you properly referencing the Study/Price Overlay study when creating your alert (using IDx.SGy for subgraph y of study x?
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