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# Dynamics
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> "The trend is your friend, but only if you know its strength." Unknown
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Dynamics indicators measure trend strength, speed, and direction. Unlike momentum indicators that measure rate of change, dynamics indicators answer: "Is there a trend, and how strong is it?" Critical for filtering signals and avoiding whipsaws in ranging markets.
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## Indicators
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| Indicator | Full Name | Description |
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| [ADX ](lib/dynamics/adx/Adx.md ) | Average Directional Index | Trend strength 0-100. Direction-agnostic. <20 weak, >40 strong. |
| [ADXR ](lib/dynamics/adxr/Adxr.md ) | Average Directional Movement Rating | Smoothed ADX. Average of current and N-period ago ADX. |
| ALLIGATOR | Williams Alligator | Three SMAs (Jaw, Teeth, Lips). Spread indicates trend strength. |
| [AMAT ](lib/dynamics/amat/Amat.md ) | Archer Moving Averages Trends | Multiple EMA alignment. Requires fast/slow EMA plus directional confirmation. |
| [AROON ](lib/dynamics/aroon/Aroon.md ) | Aroon | Time since high/low. Aroon Up/Down measure recency of extremes. |
| [AROONOSC ](lib/dynamics/aroonosc/Aroonosc.md ) | Aroon Oscillator | Aroon Up minus Aroon Down. Single line: +100 to -100. |
| CHOP | Choppiness Index | Trendiness measure. High values = choppy. Low = trending. |
| [DMX ](lib/dynamics/dmx/Dmx.md ) | Jurik DMX | Smoothed bipolar DMI using Jurik smoothing. Low noise. |
| DX | Directional Movement Index | Raw directional strength. Unsmoothed ADX component. |
| HT_TRENDMODE | HT Trend vs Cycle | Ehlers Hilbert Transform. Binary trend/cycle mode detection. |
| ICHIMOKU | Ichimoku Cloud | Five-line system. Cloud defines support/resistance zones. |
| IMI | Intraday Momentum Index | RSI variant using open-close range. Intraday overbought/oversold. |
| QSTICK | Qstick | MA of (Close - Open). Positive = buying pressure. |
| SUPER | SuperTrend | ATR-based trailing stop. Flips on breakout. Color-coded direction. |
| TTM | TTM Trend | Fast 6-period EMA. Color-coded trend from John Carter. |
| VORTEX | Vortex Indicator | VI+ and VI- measure positive/negative trend movement. |
| IMPULSE | Elder Impulse System | Combines EMA and MACD histogram; color-coded system (green=bullish, red=bearish, blue=neutral) |
