Question? (Bitcoin Chart - MACD)

[BitEnthusiast]

What does it mean when divergence moves up and moves down? I'm new to trading and reading charts, hope my question is explained well enough to get the answers I need. Feel free to correct me where I'm wrong. 😊

http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/btceUSD#rg180ztgSza1gEMAzm1g10za2gEMAzm2g25zxzi1gMACDzvzcv

[eronyx]

What does it mean when divergence moves up and moves down? I'm new to trading and reading charts, hope my question is explained well enough to get the answers I need. Feel free to correct me where I'm wrong. 😊

http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/btceUSD#rg180ztgSza1gEMAzm1g10za2gEMAzm2g25zxzi1gMACDzvzcv

I think this will answer it better for you
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/macd.asp

[MarCoin]

When the MACD gets far from zero it means that the two means you choosen as parameters are diverging. Practically, the vertical space between them (taken from the same X value, where X is a bar on the chart) is different from zero. Negative or Positive MACD value means that one or another mean has greater value then the other one