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This note explains the idea behind John Ehlers’ Instantaneous Trend Line. It argues that a simple moving average spanning the dominant cycle can cancel much of that cycle: samples above and below the midpoint balance across a full cycle. In frequency terms,…
This brief reference describes a tick-based stochastic indicator as a modified form of the bar-based stochastic. Its adjustable settings include the K and D periods, smoothing, calculation methods for both lines, applied price, and overbought and oversold…
The document describes a trading utility for updating stop-loss and take-profit levels on existing positions. One version adjusts orders for the current symbol using distances expressed in pips, while another accepts price levels directly. A further version…
This document describes a TRIX indicator presented as a color-coded histogram. Its main feature is the ability to choose the averaging algorithm used in the indicator’s calculations, allowing users to alter how price data is smoothed before the TRIX output…
This indicator description presents a modified version of BB stops, replacing the simple moving average associated with the original approach with a Hull moving average. The Hull average has a speed setting that can alter how quickly the indicator responds,…
The document describes a chart indicator that displays the ratio between a selected instrument and a benchmark instrument in a separate window. Its inputs let the user choose a calculation period, calculation method, applied price, and comparison instrument.…
This brief description presents a variant of QQE, or Quantitative Qualitative Estimation, that uses Velocity as its momentum input instead of the more typical Relative Strength Index. The author characterizes Velocity as smoother momentum and says the…
TrendCollector is described as a forex expert advisor that combines price action, Stochastic crossings, and moving-average conditions. Its logic considers the speed of a fast EMA, the behavior and distance of a slow EMA, and price position relative to that…
This indicator variant applies smoothing to price before calculating the stochastic oscillator. The standard oscillator compares current price with its recent price range, providing a momentum measure whose responsiveness can also be moderated by changing…
ASCTrend is described as a method for identifying market direction from current conditions and setting stops for trades. Its stated aim is to make trend assessment objective by reacting to observed market facts rather than forecasts about what the market…
This script counts consecutive runs of bullish and bearish bars over a user-selected window and plots the distribution. Each run is represented by a signed value: positive for bullish sequences and negative for bearish ones, with the magnitude equal to the…
This document describes an Expert Advisor that trades signals from the XRSI_Histogram_Vol indicator. It enters when a completed bar breaks an overbought or oversold threshold. The two thresholds are treated as separate signal strengths, each with its own…
The document describes a MetaTrader utility that periodically writes a CSV record containing date, time, balance, equity, and margin. It is attached to a chart and stores the file in the platform’s files directory, with a note that Windows may place it under…
The document explains an indicator that displays smoothed moving average (SMMA) levels from several timeframes together. Comparing price with lower- and higher-timeframe averages can help traders judge whether market direction is aligned, whether a move may…
This document outlines an Expert Advisor that uses the LeManTrend oscillator. It generates a signal when a bar closes with a crossover between the oscillator’s main and signal lines. The description specifies the signal condition but does not explain how the…
This document describes an indicator that presents trend information from the BlauErgodic indicator on a fixed timeframe. Users can choose whether signals come from the original indicator’s histogram or from a colored cloud, so the signal display depends on…
This document describes a MetaTrader indicator that builds Market Profiles from price action to show price density across a trading session. The profile highlights the Point of Control and Value Area, and can be applied to daily, weekly, monthly, intraday,…
This script description explains how to place a buy limit order at a trigger level set a fixed distance from the current price. It also specifies stop-loss and take-profit distances from the trigger, an optional expiration period, and repeat attempts with a…
This description outlines an automated trading system said to use the Heikin Ashi indicator, with moving-average and stochastic inputs, and to trade using the current candle’s open price. It describes use on daily charts for major forex pairs and Nasdaq…
MaDev is an indicator concept for locating the greatest deviation between price and a moving average. It divides observations into frames and searches within each frame for the maximum deviation, marking that point with a signal pointer. The description…
This document describes an Expert Advisor that trades signals from the ColorZerolagStochs oscillator. A signal is generated at bar close when the indicator's cloud changes color. The EA requires the compiled indicator to be installed in the platform's…
The document describes a tick-chart display tool that can show tick data for price, spread, or volume. It also states that tick data can be saved to a file and later opened in a spreadsheet or another compatible program. This makes the tool relevant for…
The McGinley Dynamic is presented as a moving-average alternative designed to adjust its speed as market prices change. Unlike a conventional moving average with a fixed period, it aims to stay closer to price during rapid moves and reduce lag-related…
This short MetaTrader programming note shows how an expert advisor can detect the arrival of a new chart bar by comparing the current bar count with the count saved during initialization. It stores the baseline in an integer, refreshes a second count on each…