AFDSA Trading Guide

The Alligator + Fractals + DB + Squat (AFDSA) is a quantitative technical analysis tool. AFDSA: Alligator + Fractals + Divergent Bars (DB) + Squat/Fake/Green + AO (calc) Converted to v2.0 Golden Standard O(1) Architecture

What does the indicator show?

• Market Structure & Momentum: Visualizes prevailing trend directions and key reversal zones.
• BUY / SELL Signals: Highlights confirmed entry and exit opportunities based on quantitative rules.
• Dynamic Boundaries: Provides adaptive levels for managing trade risk and reward expectations.

Key Settings

• Alligator MA (alligatorMaType): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Alligator Source (alligatorSource): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Jaw Length (jawLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Teeth Length (teethLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lips Length (lipsLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Jaw Offset (jawOffset): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Teeth Offset (teethOffset): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lips Offset (lipsOffset): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Fractals Periods (n) (fractalPeriods): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Fractals Filter (fractalFilter): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• DB Filter (dbFilter): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AO MA (aoMaType): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AO Fast (aoFast): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AO Slow (aoSlow): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Color Candles (Tint) (colorCandles): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• HL/AO Lookback (lookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Highest/Lowest Levels (showHighLowLevels): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show MIN/MAX AO Label (showAoMinMaxLabel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Jaw (showJaw): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Teeth (showTeeth): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Lips (showLips): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Fractals (showFractals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Divergent Bars (DB) (showDb): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Crossing Lips Markers (showCrossing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Super Entry/Exit Markers (showSuperSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Candle Tint Overlay (showCandleTint): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Jaw (jaw): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Teeth (teeth): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lips (lips): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AO (ao): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AO Change (aoChange): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Alligator Up (Open) (alligatorUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Alligator Down (Open) (alligatorDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Fractal (pivot, filtered) (upFractal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Down Fractal (pivot, filtered) (downFractal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Fractal (pivot, raw) (upFractalRaw): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Down Fractal (pivot, raw) (downFractalRaw): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Fractal (confirm) (upFractalSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Down Fractal (confirm) (downFractalSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull Divergent Bar (bullDb): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear Divergent Bar (bearDb): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull DB (Strict) (bullDbStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear DB (Strict) (bearDbStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Squat Bar (squat): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Fake Bar (fake): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Green Bar (green): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Crossing Lips Up (crossingUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Crossing Lips Down (crossingDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Breakout Fractal Up (breakoutFractalUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Breakout Fractal Down (breakoutFractalDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Entry Long (entryLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Entry Short (entryShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Exit Long (exitLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Exit Short (exitShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Highest Price (Lookback) (highestPrice): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lowest Price (Lookback) (lowestPrice): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MAX AO (Lookback) (highestAo): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MIN AO (Lookback) (lowestAo): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend Up (Lookback) (trendUpLookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Crossing Lips Up (crossingUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Crossing Lips Down (crossingDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Fractal (Confirm) (upFractalSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Down Fractal (Confirm) (downFractalSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull Divergent Bar (bullDb): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear Divergent Bar (bearDb): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Breakout Fractal Up (breakoutFractalUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Breakout Fractal Down (breakoutFractalDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Entry Long (entryLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Entry Short (entryShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Exit Long (exitLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Super Exit Short (exitShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Alligator Up (Open) (alligatorUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Alligator Down (Open) (alligatorDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AO (ao): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.

How to use Strategy Parameters (Condition Source)

Within the Strategy Tester module, this indicator can be used both as a direct signal source and as a market-state filter.

1. Signal Events

• upFractal - Up Fractal (pivot, filtered) event signal.
• downFractal - Down Fractal (pivot, filtered) event signal.
• upFractalRaw - Up Fractal (pivot, raw) event signal.
• downFractalRaw - Down Fractal (pivot, raw) event signal.
• upFractalSignal - Up Fractal (confirm) event signal.
• downFractalSignal - Down Fractal (confirm) event signal.
• bullDb - Bull Divergent Bar event signal.
• bearDb - Bear Divergent Bar event signal.
• bullDbStrong - Bull DB (Strict) event signal.
• bearDbStrong - Bear DB (Strict) event signal.
• squat - Squat Bar event signal.
• fake - Fake Bar event signal.
• green - Green Bar event signal.
• crossingUp - Crossing Lips Up event signal.
• crossingDown - Crossing Lips Down event signal.
• breakoutFractalUp - Breakout Fractal Up event signal.
• breakoutFractalDown - Breakout Fractal Down event signal.
• entryLong - Super Entry Long event signal.
• entryShort - Super Entry Short event signal.
• exitLong - Super Exit Long event signal.
• exitShort - Super Exit Short event signal.
• crossingUp - Crossing Lips Up event signal.
• crossingDown - Crossing Lips Down event signal.
• upFractalSignal - Up Fractal (Confirm) event signal.
• downFractalSignal - Down Fractal (Confirm) event signal.
• bullDb - Bull Divergent Bar event signal.
• bearDb - Bear Divergent Bar event signal.
• breakoutFractalUp - Breakout Fractal Up event signal.
• breakoutFractalDown - Breakout Fractal Down event signal.
• entryLong - Super Entry Long event signal.
• entryShort - Super Entry Short event signal.
• exitLong - Super Exit Long event signal.
• exitShort - Super Exit Short event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• alligatorMaType - Alligator MA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• alligatorSource - Alligator Source value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• jawLength - Jaw Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• teethLength - Teeth Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lipsLength - Lips Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• jawOffset - Jaw Offset value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• teethOffset - Teeth Offset value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lipsOffset - Lips Offset value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fractalPeriods - Fractals Periods (n) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fractalFilter - Fractals Filter value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• dbFilter - DB Filter value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• aoMaType - AO MA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• aoFast - AO Fast value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• aoSlow - AO Slow value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• colorCandles - Color Candles (Tint) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lookback - HL/AO Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showHighLowLevels - Show Highest/Lowest Levels value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showAoMinMaxLabel - Show MIN/MAX AO Label value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showJaw - Show Jaw value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showTeeth - Show Teeth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showLips - Show Lips value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showFractals - Show Fractals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showDb - Show Divergent Bars (DB) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showCrossing - Show Crossing Lips Markers value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSuperSignals - Show Super Entry/Exit Markers value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showCandleTint - Show Candle Tint Overlay value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• jaw - Jaw value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• teeth - Teeth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lips - Lips value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ao - AO value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• aoChange - AO Change value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• alligatorUp - Alligator Up (Open) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• alligatorDown - Alligator Down (Open) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• highestPrice - Highest Price (Lookback) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lowestPrice - Lowest Price (Lookback) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• highestAo - MAX AO (Lookback) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lowestAo - MIN AO (Lookback) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• trendUpLookback - Trend Up (Lookback) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• alligatorUp - Alligator Up (Open) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• alligatorDown - Alligator Down (Open) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ao - AO value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.