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Moving average ribbons and the Alligator

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One moving average tells you direction. Several together tell you strength. A ribbon of EMAs (20, 50, 100, 200) stacked in order and fanned apart is a strong trend. When they twist and tangle, the market is ranging. The Williams Alligator uses the same idea with three shifted averages: jaw, teeth and lips.

The full lesson covers reading the ribbon, the "sleeping alligator" and pullback entries.

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