Just a note because I see the same question coming up a few times...
The cross "on a candle" really means the cross "during a candle". You aren't looking for the lines on the chart to intersect at a certain place, but just for the event to happen during the lifetime of the current candle.
I like my own EMA cross system and it too will generate a fair number of false signals, but as stated, they often reverse and re-reverse in short order -- especially on the shorter time frames that I'm watching. Similarly, I too watch things like the RSI, CCI, stochastics and bollinger bands to help figure out which signals are "real" and/or have the best odds of working out well.
It is true that if you watch a currency pair long enough on one charting time you can eventually develop a "feel" which is hard to explain.
Anyway, if you are a beginner, don't expect any automated system to be an easy path to riches for you. If it were that easy we'd all have done it by now...
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