Trading Signals MCP: RSI, MACD, and Bollinger Bands Inside Claude

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Technical Analysis Was Always Computational

RSI. MACD. Bollinger Bands. These are formulas -- math applied to price data.
The output is numbers. Numbers are exactly what LLMs reason about best.

The problem was always the data. Claude's training data is frozen.
It can't tell you the current RSI on BTC/USD.

The Trading Signals MCP gives it live data to reason about.

What Changes With Live Technical Data

Without Trading Signals MCP:
  You: "What's the RSI on BTC right now?"
  Claude: "I don't have access to real-time data. As of my knowledge cutoff..."

With Trading Signals MCP:
  You: "What's the RSI on BTC right now?"
  Claude: [fetches live data]
  Claude: "BTC/USD current RSI(14): 67.3 -- approaching overbought territory.
            Price is $94,200. 20-day MA: $89,100. MACD shows bullish momentum
            but weakening. Bollinger upper band at $96,800.

            Signal: Hold / cautious SELL on a spike above $96k.
            If long: consider tightening stops to $91,500."

Available Indicators

Trend:
  - Moving averages (SMA, EMA) -- 9, 20, 50, 200 period
  - MACD (signal line, histogram, crossovers)
  - ADX (trend strength)

Momentum:
  - RSI (14-period, overbought/oversold levels)
  - Stochastic oscillator
  - Rate of Change (ROC)

Volatility:
  - Bollinger Bands (2 std dev, squeeze detection)
  - ATR (average true range -- position sizing)
  - Historical volatility

Volume:
  - Volume profile
  - OBV (on-balance volume)
  - VWAP

Example Queries

"Analyze ETH/USD on the 4-hour timeframe.
 Check RSI, MACD, and Bollinger Bands.
 Give me a trade setup with entry, stop loss, and take profit."

"Compare BTC momentum across 1D, 4H, and 1H timeframes.
 Is there trend alignment or divergence?"

"Which of these 5 crypto assets has the most oversold RSI right now:
 BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, MATIC?"

"Scan the top 20 crypto assets by market cap.
 Flag any with RSI < 30 (oversold) and MACD bullish crossover."

What This Is and Isn't

What it is:
  A research and analysis tool.
  Claude provides analysis grounded in real data.
  You make the trading decisions.

What it isn't:
  Financial advice.
  A trading bot.
  A guarantee of profitable signals.

Technical analysis is one input among many.
This tool makes Claude's analysis accurate -- it doesn't make markets predictable.

Supported Markets

Crypto: BTC, ETH, SOL, and 500+ tokens
Stocks: Major US equities (NYSE, NASDAQ)
Forex: Major and minor pairs
Timeframes: 1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, 1D, 1W

Installation

// Claude Desktop config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trading-signals": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/trading-signals-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SIGNALS_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}