OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT

MAC-Z Indicator [LazyBear]

By LazyBear
Wizard
This indicator is a composite of MACD and Z-Score (requested by @ChartAt). The general idea is that counter-trend component of the Z-score is used to adjust/improve the trend component of the MACD. The advantage is that it is a more accurate and “assumption-free” and can more accurately describe how a market or stock actually works in a given time frame.

I have also added support to smooth out the MAC-Z using Laguerre filter (Thanks TheLark for the excellent LMA). Note that smoothing removes the "noise" component additive of Z-Score, so you may miss some good signals. By default Laguerre smoothing is OFF, I suggest playing with the Gamma to see if you can find a proper trade-off value.

Theme credits --> liw0

More info:
cssanalytics.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/the-relationship-between-the-macd-and-z-score-creating-the-mac-z-score/
customindicatorslazybearMoving Average Convergence / Divergence (MACD)trendz-score
LazyBear
Wizard
List of my free indicators: bit.ly/1LQaPK8
List of my indicators at Appstore: blog.tradingview.com/?p=970

Open-source script

In true TradingView spirit, the author of this script has published it open-source, so traders can understand and verify it. Cheers to the author! You may use it for free, but reuse of this code in publication is governed by House rules. You can favorite it to use it on a chart.

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