Captain KirkWhen setting your MACD try to set it wide to catch...

Captain Kirk
When setting your MACD try to set it wide to catch the retracement trade ie the pullback close to the previous entry price. You will miss the big "V" bottoms or tops but you will reduce your false entries. After you have mastered this you could try a 2nd MACD with tighter short period signals.
Incidentally I don't use cross overs on my MACD these are too slow............I just use the curve of the MACD line & where its placed on the Sub Chart.
If you want more on the MACD let me know.