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Dynamics

"The trend is your friend, but only if you know its strength." Unknown

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.

Indicators

Indicator	Full Name	Description
ADX	Average Directional Index	Trend strength 0-100. Direction-agnostic. <20 weak, >40 strong.
ADXR	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	Archer Moving Averages Trends	Multiple EMA alignment. Requires fast/slow EMA plus directional confirmation.
AROON	Aroon	Time since high/low. Aroon Up/Down measure recency of extremes.
AROONOSC	Aroon Oscillator	Aroon Up minus Aroon Down. Single line: +100 to -100.
CHOP	Choppiness Index	Trendiness measure. High values = choppy. Low = trending.
DMX	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)