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Using a DEMA High-Low Channel to Color Trend-Aligned Candles

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Summary

The document briefly describes an indicator built from two Double Exponential Moving Averages applied to averaged high and low price series. Together, these averages form a channel. Candles that move beyond the channel receive a color associated with the direction of the move, while candles aligned with the indicated trend are shown brightly and countertrend candles darkly.

This makes the indicator a visual aid for identifying channel breaks and distinguishing with-trend from against-trend price action. The description does not specify the averaging periods, exact candle-color rules, entry or exit conditions, or risk controls. It gives no backtest, market examples, or performance evidence, so the method should be understood as a chart visualization concept rather than a validated standalone trading strategy.

Key ideas

  • The indicator forms a price channel from two Double Exponential Moving Averages of averaged highs and lows.
  • Candles outside the channel are assigned a trend-related color.
  • Bright and dark candle colors distinguish trend-aligned moves from countertrend moves.
  • The description supplies no parameters, trading rules, or evidence of performance.

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Technical indicatorsTrend followingBreakout

This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.