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# Dynamics
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 |
| :------------------------------------------ | :------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [ADX ](adx/Adx.md ) | Average Directional Index | Trend strength 0-100. Direction-agnostic. <20 weak, >40 strong. |
| [ADXR ](adxr/Adxr.md ) | Average Directional Movement Rating | Smoothed ADX. Average of current and N-period ago ADX. |
| [ALLIGATOR ](alligator/Alligator.md ) | Williams Alligator | Three SMAs (Jaw, Teeth, Lips). Spread indicates trend strength. |
| [AMAT ](amat/Amat.md ) | Archer Moving Averages Trends | Multiple EMA alignment. Requires fast/slow EMA plus directional confirmation. |
| [AROON ](aroon/Aroon.md ) | Aroon | Time since high/low. Aroon Up/Down measure recency of extremes. |
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| [AROONOSC ](aroonosc/AroonOsc.md ) | Aroon Oscillator | Aroon Up minus Aroon Down. Single line: +100 to -100. |
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| [CHOP ](chop/Chop.md ) | Choppiness Index | Trendiness measure. High values = choppy. Low = trending. |
| [DMX ](dmx/Dmx.md ) | Jurik DMX | Smoothed bipolar DMI using Jurik smoothing. Low noise. |
| [DX ](dx/Dx.md ) | Directional Movement Index | Raw directional strength. Unsmoothed ADX component. |
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| [GHLA ](ghla/Ghla.md ) | Gann High-Low Activator | SMA(High)/SMA(Low) alternating on crossover. |
| [HT_TRENDMODE ](ht_trendmode/HtTrendmode.md ) | Ehlers Hilbert Transform Trend vs Cycle Mode | Ehlers Hilbert Transform. Binary trend/cycle mode detection. |
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| [ICHIMOKU ](ichimoku/Ichimoku.md ) | Ichimoku Cloud | Five-line system. Cloud defines support/resistance zones. |
| [IMPULSE ](impulse/Impulse.md ) | Elder Impulse System | EMA + MACD histogram alignment. Color-coded trend/momentum filter. |
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| [MINUS_DI ](minusdi/MinusDi.md ) | Minus Directional Indicator | Downward directional movement as % of true range. 0-100. |
| [MINUS_DM ](minusdm/MinusDm.md ) | Minus Directional Movement | Wilder-smoothed downward directional movement. Price units. |
| [PFE ](pfe/Pfe.md ) | Polarized Fractal Efficiency | Trend efficiency: straight-line / total path distance. |
| [PLUS_DI ](plusdi/PlusDi.md ) | Plus Directional Indicator | Upward directional movement as % of true range. 0-100. |
| [PLUS_DM ](plusdm/PlusDm.md ) | Plus Directional Movement | Wilder-smoothed upward directional movement. Price units. |
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| [QSTICK ](qstick/Qstick.md ) | Qstick | MA of (Close - Open). Positive = buying pressure. |
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| [RAVI ](ravi/Ravi.md ) | Chande Range Action Verification Index | \|SMA(short) − ×
| [SUPER ](super/Super.md ) | SuperTrend | ATR-based trailing stop. Flips on breakout. Color-coded direction. |
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| [TTM_SQUEEZE ](ttm_squeeze/TtmSqueeze.md ) | TTM Squeeze | BB inside KC squeeze detection with linear regression momentum. John Carter. |
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| [TTM_TREND ](ttm_trend/TtmTrend.md ) | TTM Trend | Fast 6-period EMA. Color-coded trend from John Carter. |
| [VHF ](vhf/Vhf.md ) | Vertical Horizontal Filter | Max-min range / sum of absolute changes. |
| [VORTEX ](vortex/Vortex.md ) | Vortex Indicator | VI+ and VI- measure positive/negative trend movement. |
