Stock prices in the MQ Trader Stock Chart can be shown in 2 modes:

• Adjusted Price: stock prices will be amended to include any Dividends and corporate actions such as Bonus, Share Split and Consolidation.
• Original Price: the historical stock prices that have been recorded without any amendments.

By default, we adjust our historical price data to remove gaps caused by Dividends, Bonus Issues, Share Splits and Consolidations. That may cause our charts to look different from other services that do not perform the same adjustments.

For example, if a stock splits 2-for-1, the price is suddenly half of what it used to be, creating a large gap down on the chart. If you were unaware of the split, the chart would give you the impression that something bearish happened to the underlying company. In addition, most of the technical indicators on that chart would give sell signals because of the big drop in prices. Even though such a split is generally considered a neutral event, an unadjusted chart would contain lots of bearish signals.

In order to prevent these kinds of misleading signals from appearing on our charts, we adjust all the historical data prior to the event. In the case of a 2-for-1 split, we divide all of the historical prices for the stock by 2 and multiply all of the historical volume by 2, so that the bars prior to the split match up smoothly with the bars that appear after the split.

A Trade Signal is a trigger for action, either to Buy or Sell a security, generated by combinations of technical analysis and intelligent algorithms. Below are the list of Trade Signals available from the MQ Trader platform, with simplified explanations on how the signals are generated.

• EMA 5 Crossover: Buy signal when EMA5 crosses above EMA20, and SELL signal when EMA5 crosses below EMA20.
• MACD and RSI: Buy signal when RSI moves above 50 and MACD crosses the 0 line from below. Sell signal when RSI move below 50 and MACD crosses below the 0 line.
• ADX Crossover: In a Trending market (ADX above 25), Buy signal when +DI crosses above -DI, Sell signal when -DI crosses above +DI.
• OBV Breakout: Buy signal when there is a significant positive change in OBV value (breaking higher). Sell signal when there is a significant negative change in OBV value (breaking lower).
• Guppy MMA: The Guppy Multiple Moving Average (GMMA) is a technical indicator that identifies changing trends by combining two groups of moving averages with differing time periods.By looking at the 2 groups of moving averages, traders can quickly determine the short and long term sentiment in relation to each other.

There are endless possibilities when coming up with a trade signal, but traders tend to just focus on variations of a few simple strategies that work for their selected stocks.Traders can also combine the various signals and chart duration (e.g. Daily, Hourly, 30-minutes), and form their own decision on using the signals to buy or sell a stock.

We welcome feedback from traders on the trade signals and features of the MQ Trader platform. If you are a professional trader and would like to discuss with us on customization of your trading signals or possible collaboration with our group, please send a message to admin@mqtrader.com

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