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The indicator plots two components of a moving average of volume in a separate chart window: one representing bullish volume and the other bearish volume. The user sets the averaging period and selects the moving-average calculation method. The description…
This expert-advisor strategy uses RSI threshold crossings to create trades. A buy signal occurs when RSI crosses upward through its lower level, while a sell signal occurs when it crosses downward through its upper level. Signals are checked only after a…
The document describes a simple trading cycle that opens a position and closes it when price moves a preset distance favorably or unfavorably. After a losing move, it reverses direction and opens a position in the opposite direction; after a profitable exit,…
The document describes a MetaTrader 5 variant of the VTS Float Pivot Smoothed indicator that lets the user select the timeframe used by the indicator through an input parameter. The example default is a four-hour period, while the description says the period…
This document describes a MetaTrader script that reverses every currently open trade across all symbols. It loops through open orders, records each order’s symbol, direction, and size, closes the existing position, and submits a new order in the opposite…
The document describes a color-coded version of the Gann Hi-Lo Activator SSL, a trend indicator adapted from an earlier single-color version. It suggests using the indicator line as short-term support or resistance, watching for price to break through that…
The document describes a MQL5 class for retrieving and inspecting closed positions. Its methods expose position details such as opening and closing times, direction, volume, prices, stop loss and take profit, commissions, swaps, profit, symbol, comments, and…
The document describes an extension to the BWImp-T01 indicator that displays trend strength using colored dots on a moving average. Dot color indicates the current trend direction, while dot size signals the strength level. The indicator compares the…
The document explains Average Day Range (ADR) as the simple moving average of each session’s high minus low over a chosen lookback. Traders can use it to estimate an instrument’s typical intraday price span and to inform trading plans. The discussion…
This indicator classifies volatility as compression, normal, or expansion by ranking current ATR against its recent history. Unlike a fixed ATR cutoff, a percentile rank adapts the classification to the symbol and timeframe. The stated defaults use a…
This indicator displays the time remaining before the current chart candle closes and a new one begins. It presents the remaining interval as minutes and seconds in the chart’s upper-left area, with a digital clock style for the latest candle. The…
The document proposes adapting the Ulcer Index, normally used to measure the depth and duration of price drawdowns from prior highs, to examine movement in the opposite direction as well. It presents this dual perspective as a possible way to assess trend…
This programming note describes a function for converting timestamps stored by one broker into another broker's server time zone. It is intended for timestamps associated with bars, ticks, or economic calendar events. The function takes a source time,…
This brief note introduces a smoothed version of the Price Zone Oscillator, an indicator whose slope is described as changing too quickly in its original form. The proposed modification aims to make the oscillator easier to interpret by producing smoother…
This indicator implements a simplified version of Alexander Elder’s Triple Screen approach using three ordered timeframes: a higher, middle, and lower or current window. The document cautions against changing their order, since each screen has a distinct…
The document describes a composite indicator that combines TTM Wave A, TTM Wave B, and TTM Wave C. It says the three components differ only in their parameter settings, and provides separate parameter triplets for A, B, and C. The indicator also uses a…
The Stochastic Momentum Index (SMI), attributed to William Blau, measures the closing price relative to the midpoint of the recent high-low range. This differs from the standard Stochastic Oscillator, which expresses the close’s position within that range.…
The document describes a VIDYA indicator zone calculated from high, low, and median prices. It says that applying the regular VIDYA calculation separately to these prices can produce inconsistent results when their momentum differs, so this version modifies…
This MetaTrader expert advisor is designed to open, manage, and close trades using a No Nonsense Forex-style workflow. Its controls can open two half-sized positions with stop losses set at 1.5 times ATR, while assigning an ATR-sized take profit to one…
The ESM, or Elsig’s Shifting Mean, is a price indicator calculated over a user-selected number of bars. For each point, it takes the lowest and highest prices in the specified range and averages them, producing the midpoint of that range. The period is its…
This document describes an Expert Advisor that trades when the StochasticDiff indicator’s histogram changes direction. It evaluates the signal at bar close, so an upward or downward shift in the histogram drives the entry decision. The approach is a…
This brief description explains a chart indicator system that overlays two Adaptive RVI Cloud instances using different timeframes. The higher-timeframe instance appears as a colored cloud intended to show the broader trend. A lower-timeframe instance plots…
The QQE_HTF_Signal indicator displays the direction of a QQE-based signal from a selected timeframe as a colored chart arrow. A right-pointing arrow represents continuation of the existing trend at the selected bar; a diagonal arrow indicates a change in…
This Expert Advisor scans a user-selected number of recent bars to find the highest and lowest prices. When the current Ask or Bid reaches either boundary, it opens the corresponding long or short position. It is limited to one open long and one open short…