Using the Gann High-Low Activator to Signal Trend Changes

Summary

The document describes an oscillator adaptation of the Gann High-Low Activator, an indicator attributed to Robert Krausz and described in a 1998 issue of a technical analysis magazine. It characterizes the underlying calculation as a simple moving average of highs or lows over a prior period. In this version, the indicator is presented as an oscillator focused on identifying trend changes and generating signals, rather than as the usual overlay on a price chart.

Its sole recommendation is to treat changes in the indicator’s color as trend-change signals. The text provides no parameter settings, rules for entering or exiting positions, asset class, chart examples, or performance tests. It therefore conveys the indicator’s basic construction and intended interpretation, but does not establish that color changes predict profitable trades or explain how to handle whipsaws and other false signals.

Key ideas

• The Gann High-Low Activator is described as using a moving average of prior highs or lows.
• This version presents the indicator as an oscillator intended to signal trend changes.
• The suggested signal is a change in the indicator’s color.
• The document provides no settings, trading rules, or performance evidence for the signal.

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