r_Gator

Author: Copyright � 01/2008, Rosych
r_Gator

This script is a specialized technical analysis tool designed for trading platforms to identify trends by smoothing out market noise. Instead of relying on a single moving average, it uses a complex "consensus" method to provide a more stable and comprehensive view of price action.

Core Logic Overview

The primary objective of this indicator is to create three distinct trend lines (represented as different colored buffers on your chart) based on a massive amount of underlying data calculation. It achieves this through a three-step process:

1. Exhaustive Data Collection For every single "candle" or price bar on the chart, the script calculates 28 different types of moving averages simultaneously. These include various calculation methods (such as Exponential, Simple, Smooth, and Linear Weighted) applied to multiple price points (such as Open, High, Low, Close, Median, Typical, and Weighted prices).

2. The "Consensus" Calculation Rather than showing you all 28 individual lines—which would clutter your screen and make it impossible to read—the script performs a mathematical average of all 28 results for each category. This creates a "super-average." By combining so many different types of data into one value, the indicator filters out temporary market spikes and focuses on the broader momentum.

3. Multi-Timeframe Trend Analysis The script generates three distinct lines based on different lookback periods:

  • Short-Term Trend: Based on the first set of periods (default is 5), providing a fast response to recent price changes.
  • Medium-Term Trend: Based on the second set of periods (default is 8).
  • Long-Term Trend: Based on the third set of periods (default is 13).

How it appears on your chart

You will see three lines moving across your price candles. Because they are derived from a "consensus" of 28 different data points each, these lines move with significantly more stability than standard indicators. Traders typically use these lines to:

  • Identify the direction of the primary trend.
  • Spot potential reversals when the lines cross one another.
  • Determine areas of support and resistance by observing where the price interacts with these smoothed averages.
Indicators Used
Moving average indicator
Miscellaneous
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r_Gator 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                      r_Gator.mq4 |
//|                                      Copyright © 01/2008, Rosych |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 01/2008, Rosych"
#property link      "rosych@mail.ru"
//----
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_color1 Red
#property indicator_color2 Green
#property indicator_color3 Blue
//----
extern int period=5;
extern int period_1=8;
extern int period_2=13;
extern int bars=300;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Local variables                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int shift=0;
//---- buffers
double ExtMapBuffer1[], ExtMapBuffer2[], ExtMapBuffer3[];
      
double ma1,ma2,ma3,ma4,ma5,ma6,ma7,ma8,ma9,ma10,ma11,ma12,ma13,ma14,
ma15,ma16,ma17,ma18,ma19,ma20,ma21,ma22,ma23,ma24,ma25,ma26,ma27,ma28;

double ma1_1,ma2_1,ma3_1,ma4_1,ma5_1,ma6_1,ma7_1,ma8_1,ma9_1,ma10_1,
ma11_1,ma12_1,ma13_1,ma14_1,ma15_1,ma16_1,ma17_1,ma18_1,ma19_1,
ma20_1,ma21_1,ma22_1,ma23_1,ma24_1,ma25_1,ma26_1,ma27_1,ma28_1;

double ma1_2,ma2_2,ma3_2,ma4_2,ma5_2,ma6_2,ma7_2,ma8_2,ma9_2,ma10_2,
ma11_2,ma12_2,ma13_2,ma14_2,ma15_2,ma16_2,ma17_2,ma18_2,ma19_2,
ma20_2,ma21_2,ma22_2,ma23_2,ma24_2,ma25_2,ma26_2,ma27_2,ma28_2;

double MA, MA_1, MA_2;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
  {
//---- indicators
   IndicatorBuffers(3);
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtMapBuffer1);
   
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,ExtMapBuffer2);
   
   SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(2,ExtMapBuffer3);
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custor indicator deinitialization function                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
  {
//---- 
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   int    counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
   int    limit;
    if(counted_bars>0)
       counted_bars--;
   
   limit=Bars-counted_bars;
  
   for(int shift=0;shift<limit;shift++)
     {
      ma1=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma2=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma3=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma4=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma5=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma6=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma7=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma8=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma9=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma10=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma11=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma12=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma13=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma14=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma15=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma16=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma17=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma18=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma19=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma20=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma21=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma22=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma23=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma24=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma25=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma26=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma27=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma28=iMA(NULL,0,period,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      MA=(ma1+ma2+ma3+ma4+ma5+ma6+ma7+ma8+ma9+ma10+ma11+ma12+ma13+ma14+ma15+ma16
          +ma17+ma18+ma19+ma20+ma21+ma22+ma23+ma24+ma25+ma26+ma27+ma28)/28;
      
      ma1_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma2_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma3_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma4_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma5_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma6_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma7_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma8_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma9_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma10_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma11_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma12_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma13_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma14_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma15_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma16_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma17_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma18_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma19_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma20_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma21_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma22_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma23_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma24_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma25_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma26_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma27_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma28_1=iMA(NULL,0,period_1,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      MA_1=(ma1_1+ma2_1+ma3_1+ma4_1+ma5_1+ma6_1+ma7_1+ma8_1+ma9_1+ma10_1+ma11_1
           +ma12_1+ma13_1+ma14_1+ma15_1+ma16_1+ma17_1+ma18_1+ma19_1+ma20_1
           +ma21_1+ma22_1+ma23_1+ma24_1+ma25_1+ma26_1+ma27_1+ma28_1)/28;

      ma1_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma2_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma3_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma4_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma5_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma6_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma7_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma8_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma9_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma10_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma11_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma12_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma13_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma14_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma15_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma16_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma17_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma18_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma19_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma20_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma21_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      ma22_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_CLOSE,shift);
      ma23_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_OPEN,shift);
      ma24_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_HIGH,shift);
      ma25_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_LOW,shift);
      ma26_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift);
      ma27_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_TYPICAL,shift);
      ma28_2=iMA(NULL,0,period_2,0,MODE_LWMA,PRICE_WEIGHTED,shift);
      
      MA_2=(ma1_2+ma2_2+ma3_2+ma4_2+ma5_2+ma6_2+ma7_2+ma8_2+ma9_2+ma10_2+ma11_2
           +ma12_2+ma13_2+ma14_2+ma15_2+ma16_2+ma17_2+ma18_2+ma19_2+ma20_2
           +ma21_2+ma22_2+ma23_2+ma24_2+ma25_2+ma26_2+ma27_2+ma28_2)/28;
//----
      ExtMapBuffer1[shift]=MA;
      ExtMapBuffer2[shift]=MA_1;
      ExtMapBuffer3[shift]=MA_2;
      }
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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