Heikin-Ashi Alligator Alignment for Short-Timeframe Scalping

Summary

This strategy applies Bill Williams’ Alligator moving-average arrangement to Heikin-Ashi prices while running on a standard-candlestick chart. It defines direction using two consecutive Heikin-Ashi candles with matching polarity. A long signal requires bullish candle direction and the Alligator lines stacked with the jaw below the teeth and the teeth below the lips; a short signal uses bearish direction and the reverse ordering. The default line lengths are 13, 8, and 5, with separate display offsets.

Positions close when the moving-average ordering breaks, and optional point-based profit targets, stop losses, and trailing stops can be configured. The author recommends low intraday timeframes from one to five minutes and notes that ATR-based stops could improve the approach. The script includes date-limited backtesting controls, but the document reports no test results, markets, costs, or robustness analysis. Heikin-Ashi prices are smoothed representations, and the posted settings do not establish that the strategy will perform reliably in live trading.

Key ideas

• The strategy combines two consecutive Heikin-Ashi candles with an ordered three-line Alligator signal.
• Longs require bullish direction and jaw, teeth, and lips arranged from lowest to highest.
• Shorts require bearish direction and the reverse moving-average ordering.
• Positions close when that ordering breaks, with optional fixed or trailing exits.
• The author suggests one-to-five-minute charts, but supplies no performance evidence or transaction-cost analysis.

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