The Alligator indicator, that was developed by Bill Williams with the premise that markets tend to trend strongly in any set direction for only about 15 – 30% of the time. It inherently is a trend following tool that helps traders identify market direction and potential fractals or turning points. This it achieves by using a set of three smoothed moving averages (SMAs) that are not only set at different averaging periods, but are also shifted forward by varying amounts. more...
The awesome oscillator is another indicator that was developed by the legendary investor Bill Williams, besides the Alligator that we considered in the last indicator-pattern article. In principle, it is designed to measure market momentum and help pinpoint potential changes in prevalent trends. more...
In our previous article, we laid the foundation by assembling the graphical elements of our MetaQuotes Language 5 (MQL5) graphical user interface (GUI) panel. If you recall, the iteration was a static assembly of GUI elements - a mere snapshot frozen in time, lacking responsiveness. It was static and unyielding. Now, let’s unfreeze that snapshot and infuse it with life. In this eagerly anticipated continuation, we’re taking our panel to the next level. more...