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How to Use Trading Zones in CryptoHello, Skyrexians! Last two articles were the deep dive into the Awesome Oscillator and Acceleration Deceleration indicators by Bill Williams. In conjunction with the fractals and the alligator these indicators are the powerful concept in cryptocurrency trading. It can significantly boost your cryptocurrency trading strategy, crypto trading algorithm or you can implement it into trading bot. Today we will expand this concept with the trading zones - the periods on the market with the bullish or bearish superiority. Trading zones is not the popular concept in comparison to Awesome Oscillator, that's why using it can give you a huge advantage in crypto trading because even top crypto traders don't use it in their trading routine. Let's go through its concept. Before start observing the trading zones concept we have to understand what are the Awesome Oscillator and Acceleration/Deceleration. Awesome oscillator is the approximation of the market's driving force. Usually it starts moving before the price if this is an impulsive wave. During corrections it can flash the false signals. Before the driving force starts moving the acceleration changes its direction. That's why combination of these indicators is so important. What is the trading zone? As you know from AO and AC descriptions they can have 2 conditions: increasing (greed bars) and decreasing (red bars). According to this we can define 3 marker conditions: Green zone. Both AO and AC have the increasing columns. This is the strong bullish phase. Only long trades are allowed. Red zone. Both AO and AC have the decreasing columns. This is the strong bearish phase. Only short trades are allowed. Gray zone. AO and AC have the different directions. No signals can be generated by this trading zone
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by Skyrexio
Books on trading and Profitunity strategy by Bill WilliamsIn this article, I will share books that were useful for me in the process of studying trading and the Profitunity trading strategy by Bill Williams. Bill Williams "Trading Chaos 1 and 2" ♡ The first and third books by Bill Williams contain complete and up-to-date information on the Profitunity strategy. The second book "New Trading Dimensions" is intermediate and less relevant. The book Trading Chaos 1 includes trading psychology (an integral part of trading), the basics of understanding the markets, candlestick patterns (divergent bars and determining the trend based on a pair of bars, the market facilitation index, volume and squat bar), Elliott waves (characteristics, determining waves using the MACD 5/34/5 indicator, an analogue of the modern Awesome Oscillator, and the Fibonacci ratio), fractals, trading in waves (impulses 1-3-5 and ABC correction). And also very important topics — how to work with your internal structure and how our brain functions (Chapter 11). The book Trading Chaos 2 (co-authored by Bill Williams' daughter Justine Gregory) includes a description of the Alligator indicator in combination with the Awesome Oscillator, divergent bars and fractals. And also tools for working on yourself - morning pages (Chapter 13, from the book by Julia Cameron "The Artist's Way") and autogenic training for traders by Johannes Schultz (Appendix 3). Tom Hougaard "Best Loser Wins" ♡ The book greatly expands the perception of markets, the approach to trading and deeply describes the psychology of trading. The book was first published in 2022 and perfectly complements the books by Bill Williams. John J. Murphy "Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets" A basic book on classical (linear) technical analysis, which also contains up-to-date information on Elliott Wave Theory in addition to the corresponding section in the book by Bill Williams "Trading Chaos 1". Alexander Elder "Trading for a living" (How to Play and Win on the Stock Exchange) A book on the psychology of trading and classical chart analysis, includes a detailed description of popular indicators and a description of the basic strategy "Three Screens" (analysis of the chart on the senior and junior timeframes), as well as an important topic "Risk management". Steve Nison "Japanese Candlesticks" A basic book on classical candlestick (bar) analysis. Thomas DeMark "Technical Analysis - a new science" Constructing trend lines based on the support price minimums and maximums described in the book led me to search for an indicator that displays such bars, as a result, I first became acquainted with the Bill Williams Fractals indicator, even before I became acquainted with his strategy. Theodore Dreiser "The Financier" ☽ A novel published in 1912 based on the life story of the American millionaire Charles Yerkes (1837-1905). The book shows how the financial and economic environment surrounding the main character (Frank Cowperwood) already from childhood forms in him the psychology of a businessman and stock dealer... Robin Sharma "The 5 AM Club" ☆ This book is not about trading, but about healthy habits. But for me the book became useful, including in trading, because I made the following conclusion for myself - it is important to rest (take breaks) every day, and not only on weekends and vacations. And it is worth starting with the fact that after waking up there is free time (about 1 hour) before business activity begins, i.e. either wake up earlier, or move all things forward, so that you can start your day easily. And taking breaks in trading is very important, so I recommend paying attention, for example, to the algorithm for removing limitations using neurographics. (◉ ‿ ◉) There are many good books, as well as good strategies, but I am sure that only independent deep study, practice, good concentration and self-control will allow you to find your own understanding of the markets and your own approach to successful trading.
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by grigorykov
Deep dive into Acceleration / Deceleration Indicator Hello, Skyrexians! Last time we discussed how you can use the Awesome Oscillator to create profitable crypto trading strategies and which type of signals it generates. Today we will deep dive into Acceleration/Deceleration (AC) the next Bill Williams indicator, which can also enhance your cryptocurrency trading strategy. This indicator also can be valuable not only for manual trades, but also for developing your crypto trading algorithm, crypto algo trading platform, crypto trading bot, ai trading bot or grid bot. The main thing is to understand what is the AC indicator and which signals it generate, which signals we shall use in crypto trading like top crypto traders. Let's go! What is Acceleration / Deceleration? The Acceleration/Deceleration Oscillator (AC) is a technical analysis indicator developed by Bill Williams, a notable trader and author known for his work in market psychology and trading systems. This indicator helps traders identify changes in market momentum and potential trend reversals. How the Acceleration/Deceleration (AC) Indicator Works? The AC indicator is based on the idea that the momentum of the market (speed of price movement) often changes before the price itself changes. By identifying these shifts in momentum early, traders can anticipate potential trend changes. The AC is derived from the Awesome Oscillator (AO), another indicator created by Bill Williams, which is the difference between a 34-period and a 5-period simple moving average of the median price (the average of high and low prices). The AC is calculated by subtracting a 5-period simple moving average of the AO from the AO itself. Mathematically, it can be represented as: AC = AO − SMA5(AO) Where AO is Awesome Oscillator (calculated as the difference between the 34-period SMA and the 5-period SMA of the median price). SMA5(AO) is 5-period simple moving average of the AO. Now let's consider which types of signals AC can generate.
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by Skyrexio
Deep dive into Awesome OscillatorsHello, Skyrexians! We continue our series of educational content. Today it's time to consider the Awesome Oscillator, the indicator introduced by Bill Williams in his book "Trading Chaos". It can be very useful in your crypto trading. A lot of crypto trading strategies use this indicator. You can combine it with other indicators to create your crypto trading algorithm, trading bot or manual cryptocurrency trading strategy. Most of top crypto traders and top crypto trading platforms use it in their automated crypto trading. If you will be aware you to trade using Awesome Oscillator will be able to enhance your automated trading bot, manual trading strategy or setup grid trading bot more effectively. We think there is enough arguments to learn how to use this indicator. Let's start our deep dive! What is Awesome Oscillator? The Awesome Oscillator (AO) is a momentum indicator used in technical analysis to measure the strength and direction of a market trend. It was created by Bill Williams and is designed to help traders identify potential reversals or trend continuations. Key Features of the Awesome Oscillator: Momentum Measurement: The AO measures the difference between a short-term moving average and a long-term moving average, using midpoints of each candlestick rather than closing prices. This provides insights into the market's momentum. Histogram Representation: The indicator is typically displayed as a histogram, with bars oscillating above and below a zero line. Green bars represent increasing momentum (bullish), while red bars indicate decreasing momentum (bearish). The Awesome Oscillator is calculated using simple moving average(SMA) as follows: AO = SMA(5-period) − SMA(34-period) Now let's consider the signals which can be produced by Awesome Oscillator with the examples.
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by Skyrexio
Ultimate guide on Williams Fractals in crypto tradingIn today’s article we will reveal one of the most powerful tools in cryptocurrency trading which often ignored even by top crypto traders. We are talking about fractals. Best crypto traders just use fractal levels to find support and resistance and trade bounces and breakouts. Spoiler - the fractal breakout is a right way to use it, but support and resistances aren’t. A lot of people are using fractals even for their algorithmic trading bots. We remember when encoding our first automated crypto trading bot the fractals were used for support and resistance detection. It’s not surprise that it was not one of the profitable crypto trading strategies. Now we researched a different ways to use fractals and assume that we have the great expertise in it to share our knowledge with you. It’s not a top secret that even Skyrex ai trading bot is using fractals in detecting potential trading opportunities. Please, read this article carefully and you will know build your own cryptocurrency trading strategy or even apply it to automated cryptocurrency trading. Let’s go! Initiating fractal First of all let’s understand what is the fractal and how it looks like. Fractal is not just a sequence of candles like it can seems on the first look. This is the change in behavior of traders on the market. When you see the fractal on the chart, this is the turning point where a lot of traders were too worried that current trend can be stopped here. Technically fractal is very simple. If we talk about upfractal it’s just a consequence of bars where the central bar have the highest high than two preceding and two following bars. On the chart below you can see different fractal’s shapes. Don’t worry about it that much because on the TradingView you can find an indicator which find all fractals. Even if you build automated trading bots you can just copy the code of this indicator. How to trade using fractal Let’s go to the most interesting part of an article. How to execute trades using fractal? You will be surprised but it’s super easy. Let’s take a look at the picture and try to understand the concept of fractal start, signal and stop. Fractal start is the fractal which precedes the another one fractal in the opposite direction Fractal signal is the fractal which follows the fractal in the opposite direction Now when we have this two fractal combination we can place our sell stop one tick below the fractal signal and go short if market reach this level. Now it’s time to place the stop loss. When your trade is open you shall chose the highest fractal from the last two and place stop loss order one tick above. Here you can have two cases A and B. Look carefully and try to find these formations on the real charts. Conclusion Next time we will look inside the fractal and try to understand how to trade during sideways. I think today you could understand that fractal trading is good in trend markets, but it’s not profitable during sideways. Price will hit your order every time and hit stop loss many times before the true trend move. For sure fractal breakout trade guarantees that you will not miss the big trend move, but you will have multiple losing trades in the range bounded market. Next time we will discuss how to avoid it.
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by Skyrexio
Indicators for trading using Bill Williams' Profitunity strategyI published 3 indicators for trading using Bill Williams' Profitunity strategy. For each indicator, I have added a visual and detailed description in English and Russian. In this post I will briefly describe these indicators and how I use them together. AFDSA indicator (Alligator + Fractals + Divergent & Squat Bars + Signal Alerts) Includes Williams Alligator, Williams Fractals, Divergent Bars, Market Facilitation Index, Highest and Lowest Bars, maximum or minimum peak of the Awesome Oscillator, and signal alerts based on Bill Williams' Profitunity strategy: Bullish and Bearish Divergent Bar Signal + Squat Bar + Green Bar + Fake Bar + Awesome Oscillator Color Change + AO Divergence. Crossing the green line (Lips) of an open Alligator. Formation of a fractal. Signal about the breakdown of the last upper or lower fractal. Signal about the appearance of a new maximum or minimum peak of AO in the interval of 140 bars from the last bar. I also added an Alligator display for the higher timeframe, for example, if the chart timeframe is 1 hour, then the higher timeframe will automatically be 4 hours, if the chart timeframe is 4 hours, then the higher timeframe will be 1 day, etc. AOE Oscillator (Awesome Oscillator + Bars count lines + EMA Line) Includes the Awesome Oscillator with two vertical lines at a distance of 100 and 140 bars from the last bar to determine the third Elliott wave by the maximum peak of AO in the interval from 100 to 140 bars according to Bill Williams' Profitunity strategy. Additionally, a faster EMA line is displayed. I also added display of the AO line for the lower timeframe instead of the EMA line if the Moving Average Line values (method, length and source) are equal to the Awesome Oscillator values in the indicator settings. For example, if the chart timeframe is 1 day, then the lower timeframe will automatically be 4 hours, if the chart timeframe is 4 hours, then the lower timeframe will be 1 hour, etc. VBCHL indicator (Visible bars count on chart + highest/lowest bars, max/min AO) The indicator displays the number of visible bars on the screen, including the prices of the highest and lowest bars, the maximum or minimum value of the Awesome Oscillator. The values change dynamically when scrolling or changing the scale of the chart, but with a delay of several seconds, so this feature is included in a separate indicator so as not to slow down the work of other indicators. Indicator settings In the AFDSA indicator I use the following settings: By default, the Squat Bar is colored blue, and all other bars are colored to match the Awesome Oscillator color, except for the Fake bars, which are colored with a lighter AO color. But I also enable the display of "Green" Divergent bars in the "Green Bars > Show" field. I enable the display of Alligator for higher timeframes in the "Alligator for higher timeframe > Enable" field. In the indicator style settings, I disable the display of the highest and lowest bars, maximum and minimum AO peak labels, because these labels are also displayed by the VBCHL indicator depending on the number of visible bars in the chart window. Only after opening a position, I enable all additional alerts in the “Enable all additional alerts” field (after changing this field, you need to re-create the alert for the current chart): crossing the green line of an open Alligator, formation of a fractal, appearance of a new maximum or minimum AO peak. In the settings of the AOE oscillator, I enable the display of the AO line for the lower timeframe instead of the EMA line, setting the same values in the fields for the Moving Average Line (method, length and source) and Awesome Oscillator. In the VBCHL indicator settings, I only enable the simple display text style for labels in the "Simple display text style for labels" field. As a result, when analyzing the current chart, I immediately see all the signals on the chart, the location of the bars relative to the Alligator on the higher timeframe and changes in the Awesome Oscillator on the lower timeframe. And thanks to the VBCHL indicator, I quickly select the desired timeframe for analyzing the 5-wave Elliott impulse, focusing on the interval of 140 bars, and immediately see whether there is divergence between the maximum AO peak and the following lower AO peak in this interval.
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by grigorykov
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Are Indicator Templates The Best Kept Secret on Tradingview?Hey Rich Friends, One of the greatest features that I have ever stumbled upon on Tradingview was the "Indicator Templates." If you are new to trading and need a simple strategy you can build upon, why not try one that is already built into your chart? In this quick video, I will explain: 1. How to access Indicator Templates 2. 3 simple trading strategies (Bill Williams' 3 Lines, MA Exp Ribbon, and Displaced EMA) 3. Saving your own strategy 4. Trigger Words: BUY (up, above, higher, over, positive) SELL (down, below, lower, under, negative) - Peace and Profits, Cha
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by MoneyMantraCha
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Mastering Forex Trading with the Alligator IndicatorForex traders are always looking for ways to improve their trading strategies and make better decisions when it comes to buying and selling currency pairs. One tool that can be helpful in this regard is the Alligator indicator. This technical indicator is designed to identify market trends and determine ideal entry and exit points based on the trend's strength. What is the Alligator indicator? The Alligator indicator consists of three lines: the jaw, teeth, and lip. These lines can identify when a trend is forming and its continuation or reversal possibilities. The jaw represents a 13-period moving average line, while the teeth represent an 8-period moving average line and the lips represent a 5-period moving average line. These lines can indicate if a bullish or bearish trend is in effect and where it is going to move in the future. How to use the Alligator indicator in forex trading? To use the Alligator indicator, traders should first select the currency pair they want to trade and monitor the market for a strong trend potential. When the Alligator is applied to a weak current trend, it is known as a sleeping Alligator. Traders should look for a weak trend that is converting into a strong trend, identified when all three lines are close to each other but not entwining. As the red and blue lines start moving in the same direction and the green line passes through them, a strong trend begins to form. If all three lines are moving upwards, with the green line above the red line and the red line above the blue line, there is an uptrend signaling long orders. Conversely, if the three lines are moving downwards with the green line at the bottom, red in the middle, and blue at the top, it indicates a downtrend signaling short orders. Traders can place an order in the same direction as the trend identified by the Alligator indicator. After entering a trade, traders can hold onto it until the green line crosses the red and blue lines simultaneously. At this point, the candlestick will close below the three lines, enabling traders to exit the position or execute a short order with an expectation of a falling market. Traders should always monitor the market and wait until the Alligator lines are not crossing each other before exiting a trade. It is also possible to use the Alligator indicator in combination with other technical indicators such as the CCI indicator to identify overbought and oversold market conditions and place long or short orders accordingly. In conclusion, the Alligator indicator can be a powerful tool for forex traders looking to identify market trends and make better trading decisions. By understanding how to use this indicator, traders can improve their strategies and increase their chances of success in the forex market.
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by FOREXN1
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Average True Rangehe Average True Range is a volatility indicator measuring how much the price of an asset has moved over a certain number of periods, in other words how volatile the asset is. It was created by J. Welles Wilder and was featured in his book “New Concepts in Technical Trading System”. It was originally designed as a volatility indicator able to capture gaps in commodities, since a volatility formula based solely on the high-low range would miss that movement. However, the ATR can be used for stocks, indexes and currencies as well. What traders use the ATR for is to determine their profit target and the optimal price level for placing protective stops by predicting how far the asset may move in the future. The Average True Range is most commonly calculated on a 14-period basis, but as with most other indicators, it can be fine-tuned according to each traders unique trading system. The ATR is a directionless indicator, basically a type of moving average of the assets price movement over a certain period of time, which does not indicate the direction of the trend. You can see how the ATR is visualized on a chart on the screenshot below. As you can see, We have plotted in every opened trade the value of the ATR at that moment. We've used the default 14-period basis, which means that the average price movement over the last 14 periods ( candles ) is 151 pips for the first trade, 137,8 for the second, and 196,2 for the last one. A trader can therefore expect the price to move within the range of 151 / 137 and 196 pips during these trades, thus giving a hint of where his/her profit target and protective stops should be. As you can see. We have used 2 methods for using the ATR on these trades. On the first trade, we have opened a position on the pullback of the previous Resistance, the SL and the TP have been calculated using the ATR multiply one time. 151 pips for the SL and 151 for the TP. The second trade is based on a continuation trend strategy and also on this occasion the TP and SL have used the multiply ATR 1 time. Last trade, Again Pullback on previous support with ATR multiply 2 times. How is the ATR calculated? The Average True Range is calculated by estimating the True Range for each of the included periods and then finding their average using a formula, which is shown below. The True Range is defined as the greatest of the following: – The difference between the current high and the current low – The difference between the current high and the previous close in an absolute value – The difference between the current low and the previous close in an absolute value The first scenario is used when the current high is above the previous period's high and the recent low is below the preceding period's low (the previous candle is engulfed by the current one). The second and third scenarios are used when a gap has occurred or the current period is engulfed by the previous period. Since Wilder was interested in measuring the distance between two points, and not in the direction of movement, here we use absolute values. After we've calculated the True Range for each period we have decided to track back, we must now calculate the Average True Range by adding these values and calculating their average (as we've already said, the ATR is a moving average of the TR values). As mentioned before, the most commonly used and set as default in most trading platforms' period settings is 14 periods. After we estimated the ATR for the initial 14 periods, we must then use the following algorithm to estimate future values: Current ATR = / 14 How to trade the ATR You've already learned that the Average True Range acts as a tool to measure the degree of interest or disinterest in a price movement. This means that inspiring moves are often accompanied by large TRs, especially at the beginning of a move, while weak moves are followed by narrow ranges. This allows us to use this indicator to gauge the enthusiasm behind every move, including breakouts. For example, a price reversal, accompanied by an increase in the ATR value would suggest strong sentiment toward that move and reinforce the reversal, while a weak ATR would suggest proceeding with caution. This is also true when the price breaks through support or resistance. If the breakout is supported by a rise in the ATR, it will be most likely a real move, but waning support from the indicator would suggest that the breakout might be false.
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by FOREXN1
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How to trade with the Awesome Oscillator?Hello ,everyone! The Awesome Oscillator is the very powerful indicator, which can help to define the true market movement direction. Bill Williams used this indicator as part of the Trading Chaos system. He distinguish 3 types of signals. In this article we consider only long signals. Short signals looks like the long signals if you do exactly the opposite. Moreover, soon I will publish the indicator on TradingView which automatically defines the long and short signals. 1. Buy Signal “Plate” This signal you can see on the chart above. For “plate” signal we need 3 columns on AO histogram. The central one should be less than the two other. Another one condition is that all three columns should be above zero line. When we define the signal bar, we should place buy order in the one tick above the signal bar’s high. 2. Buy Signal “Two Peaks” For this signal we need all AO columns below the zero line. The first peak should be below the second peak. The signal bar is the next one after the peak bar as you can see on the chart. When we define the signal bar, we should place buy order in the one tick above the signal bar’s high.
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by Skyrexio
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Trading Chaos By Bill Williams | Part 2Hello, everyone! Let's continue to study Trading Chaos by Bill Williams(BW). He divided 5 levels of proficiency from the beginner to the trader-expert. Candlesticks is the beginning of the beginner level but this knowledge is necessary for the successful trading. Figure 1 You can see here the bar structure, the open, low, close and high of the bar. This is very easy:) Figure 2 BW suggests to divide each bar by 3 equal parts to identify the information this bar can provide to us. Let's numerate each bar with two numbers. The first one - the number of the part of the bar where the open price located, the second one - where the bar has close price. Figure 3 The bar (1 1) means that bears tried to continue downward movement, but bulls took control in the end of the timeframe. This bar means the 85% probability that the price will go up next from 1 to 5 bars on the same timeframe. Bar (3 3) means the absolutely opposite. Figure 4 Bar (2 2) is indefinite bar. We cannot make decisions based on this type of bars. Figure 5 Bars (3 1), (2 1) and (3 2) called upbars or climbers. (3 1) provides the most piece of information that the market is in the uptrend. (2 1) bar is less informative than (3 1) but we can also say that the bulls defeated the bears on this bar. (3 2) is the least informative bar. Figure 6 Bars (1 3), (2 3), (1 2) are the downbars the logic is the same as for upbars. Figure 7 The trend direction can be roughly estimated as the two bars relationship. If the middle of the bar is above than the high of the previous bar market is in uptrend, if below - in downtrend, if inside - there is no clear trend. Next part will be more interesting, difficult and useful. Please give us a like and subscribe the blog to not miss it! DISCLAMER: Information is provided only for educational purposes. Do your own study before taking any actions or decisions at the real market.
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by Skyrexio
Awesome Oscillator From ScratchHi, traders! Today we’ll speak about one of the most pretty and easy-to-interpret oscillator - Awesome oscillator.The Awesome Oscillator Indicator (AO) is a technical analysis indicator created by Bill Williams as a tool to determine whether bullish or bearish forces dominate the market. It measures the market momentum with the aim to detect potential trend direction or trend reversals. The market momentum is evaluated using a combination of a shorter time frame and longer time frame simple moving averages or stated differently, it considers the recent momentum in comparison with a higher frame momentum. The Awesome Oscillator is calculated as the difference between the newest 5 periods (bars) simple moving average (SMA) and the 34 bars simple moving average. But instead of the closing price, the indicator uses the bar midpoint value. The indicator is plotted as a histogram in a box at the bottom of the chart and the histogram bars are found in either of the two colors red or green (with some trading platforms the lines can be red or blue). When the midpoint value of the last price is higher than the previous bar midpoint, the histogram will be green (blue) and if the midpoint of the last bar is lower compared to the previous bar, it will be red. How to use Awesome Oscillator? There are a variety of strategies which could be used by traders to identify potential trading opportunities. Some of the well-known and basic trading setups are the zero-line and divergence. Awesome Oscillator and zero-line crossovers The basic alerts which are generated by the Awesome Oscillator are identified on the basis of the zero-line cross overs. * A bullish buying opportunity alerts occur when the AO indicator crosses above the zero-line, indicating that the short-term momentum is increasing faster compared to the long term. * A sell opportunity is detected when the indicator crosses below the zero-line mark displaying that the short-term momentum decreases more rapidly than the long-term. DISCLAMER: Information is provided only for educational purposes. Do your own study before taking any actions or decisions at the real market.
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by Skyrexio
How To Tame A Reptile or Williams Alligator From ScratchHi, traders! Have you ever heard about Alligator? Not from Australia or America but Williams Alligator. Both Australian reptile and Williams ‘pet’ have some common – they all have Jaw, Teeth, and Lips. So what is Williams Alligator? As you know, you can get maximum profit during trend markets. You gonna enter to longs or shorts, to take some profit. It’s obvious that trading on choppy (sideways) market can be very dangerous for your funds. Thus, there’s the reasonable question, are you sure that the market has trend. Genius trader Bill Williams was concerned about the problem. That’s why he invented such pretty tool to define if market is trendy or choppy. It’s the first Alligator that’ll help you to earn money, but not spend them in boutiques. So, let’s speak about technical part. The Alligator indicator uses three smoothed moving averages(calculated with a simple moving average), set at 5, 8, and 13 periods, which are all Fibonacci numbers. The initial smoothed average is calculated with a simple moving average (SMA), adding additional smoothed averages that slow down indicator turns. The three moving averages comprise the Jaw, Teeth, and Lips of the Alligator, opening, and closing in reaction to evolving trends and trading ranges: 1. Jaw (blue line): Starts with the 13-bar SMMA and is smoothed by eight bars on subsequent values. 2. Teeth (red line): Starts with the eight-bar SMMA and is smoothed by five bars on subsequent values. 3. Lips (green line): Starts with the five-bar SMMA and smoothed by three bars on subsequent values. The indicator applies convergence-divergence relationships to build trading signals, with the Jaw making the slowest turns and the Lips making the fastest turns. The Lips crossing down through the other lines signals a short sale opportunity while crossing upward signals a buying opportunity. Williams refers to the downward cross as the alligator "sleeping" and the upward cross as the alligator "awakening." The three lines stretched apart and moving higher or lower denote trending periods in which long or short positions should be maintained and managed. This is referred to as the alligator "eating with mouth wide open." Indicator lines converging into narrow bands and shifting toward a horizontal direction denote periods in which the trend may be coming to an end, signaling the need for profit-taking and position realignment. This indicates the alligator is "sated." The indicator will givefalse positives when the three lines are crisscrossing each other repeatedly, due to choppy market conditions. According to Williams, the alligator is "sleeping" at this time. Remain on the sidelines until it wakes up again. This exposes a significant drawback of the indicator because many awakening signals within large ranges will fail, triggering whipsaws.
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by Skyrexio
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Alligator Indicator (How To Use It)Alligator is the indicator which is designed to show a trend absence, its formation and direction. Bill Williams saw metaphorical resemblance between alligator’s behavior and the allegory of the market’s one: sleeping gives way to price-hunting after which it’s again time to sleep. The longer the alligator sleeps the hungrier it becomes and logically, the stronger the market movement will be. The indicator includes 13-, 8- and 5-period smoothed moving averages each with its own displacement (8, 5 and 3 bars respectively) which are colored blue (jaws), white (teeth) and red (lips) thus representing the alligator’s jaw, teeth and lips. Alligator is sleeping when the three averages are intertwined progressing in a narrow range. Therefore, more distant averages indicate sooner price movement. To Buy: If the averages go on in an upward direction (red followed by white and blue) this shows an emerging uptrend interpreted as a signal to buy. To Sell: If the averages go on in an downward direction (red followed by white and blue) this shows an emerging downtrend interpreted as a signal to sell. See two examples on GBPUSD 15 minute chart: 1st) possible sell trade was during Tokyo session, with low liquidity and low volume, for 50 pips. Would or should you trade this? No or Yes. 2nd) possible buy trade was during London and NY session, with high liquidity and high volume, for 70 pips. Would or should you trade this? No or Yes. You can use just 15 minute naked charts with only this Alligator Indicator on it. If These alligator lines are in correct buy or sell order during either London session or London/New York overlap session- I would highly recommend you make this trade. Alligator Indicator can be used on all charts.
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by Anbat
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Presentation of variations of the Awesome OscillatorHi, I'd like to present some variations i've made of the Awesome Oscillator. FIrst of all, i'd like to remind you what is the Awesome Oscillator : "The Awesome Oscillator is an indicator used to measure market momentum. AO calculates the difference of a 34 Period and 5 Period Simple Moving Averages. The Simple Moving Averages that are used are not calculated using closing price but rather each bar's midpoints. AO is generally used to affirm trends or to anticipate possible reversals." Here we have a chart of the FX:EURUSD . There are three indicators on this chart : - The first one is the conventional Awesome Oscillator. - The second one is the Awesome Oscillator with EMA. I simply replaced SMA by EMA in the calculus and added, as an option, smoothing with a variable period. It reduces greatly lags and is more efficient when the price moves big. - The third one is again the Awesome Oscillator, but with a Hull Moving Average. It gives the indicator way more precision about the trend. I added smoothing as an option too.
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by R0aZ
Learning ATRIX. Lession №1 - BasicsAtrix trade system is a improved implementation of "Profitunity" (Trading Chaos) trade system by Bill Williams based on TRIX algorithm. You just can trade by Trading Chaos rules with Atrix and TTC or use trading rules for TRIX. See idea updates for details. Of course, Atrix have some unique features. I will tell about them in the following educational ideas. Stay tuned. This series of educational ideas is published at the request of international subscribers of the Atrix and TTC indicators which you can find im my profile in script section or in a linked ideas section. These publications should help subscribers use Atrix and TTC with maximum efficiency.
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by PolarSolar