RSI Crossovers for Alligator-Style Trading Signals

Summary

This script adapts an Alligator-style arrangement of three lines using RSI values with separate lookback periods. It signals when the middle and longer-period RSI lines cross, with the shortest-period RSI used as a directional filter. An optional major-cross setting restricts entries to a narrower subset of those crossings. The strategy can be configured for long and short trading, either direction alone, and signals are limited to a chosen date window.

The source also specifies a percentage stop and profit target, but its exit order is attached only to the long entry, leaving short-side risk management unclear. The strategy description reports no asset, timeframe, or performance evidence, so its trading behavior cannot be assessed from the provided material. The RSI periods are named after Alligator components, but they are not the conventional price-smoothed Alligator lines; the signals are based on RSI crossovers instead. The configured commission and slippage are assumptions in the script and may not represent actual costs. Testing across markets, date ranges, and realistic execution settings would be needed before drawing conclusions.

Key ideas

• Three RSI series with distinct lookback periods serve as Alligator-style lines.
• Crossovers between the middle and longer RSI series generate directional signals, filtered by the shortest-period RSI.
• A major-cross option narrows the crossover conditions, and a date window limits eligible signals.
• The supplied exit order applies to longs only, so short-side exit behavior is not fully specified.
• No market, timeframe, or strategy performance results are reported.

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