Heikin-Ashi Alligator Alignment for Low-Timeframe Scalping

Summary

This scalping strategy applies Bill Williams’ Alligator moving-average structure to Heikin-Ashi data while running on standard candles. It is described for low timeframes from one to five minutes. The script lets the user select among several moving-average calculation methods and set the Alligator jaw, teeth, and lips periods and offsets. Its directional check looks for two consecutive Heikin-Ashi candles of the same color.

A long setup requires bullish candle direction and the three averages stacked in ascending order; a short setup uses bearish direction and the reverse ordering. Positions are closed when that alignment breaks, and configurable profit, stop, and trailing exit inputs are included. The supplied excerpt cuts off during the risk-management execution section, so the exact handling of those exits cannot be fully assessed. It gives no backtest results, and the short timeframe and smoothed candle inputs do not establish that the method will perform reliably in live trading.

Key ideas

• The strategy uses Heikin-Ashi candle direction together with the ordering of the Alligator jaw, teeth, and lips.
• Long and short entries require two consecutive Heikin-Ashi candles in the matching direction.
• Positions close when the moving-average ordering no longer supports the trade.
• Moving-average type, periods, offsets, and optional profit, stop, and trailing settings are configurable.
• The excerpt provides no performance results and does not show all risk-exit execution details.

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