The "Range Force Impulse" indicator combines 4 useful indicators into one, freeing up chart real-estate and giving the trader insight into trend health, bull/bear commitment, range and volatility all at a glance.
The indicator consists of the following:
[Range] Direction - True Range and Average True Range columns shown above and below 0 depending on direction of the period's price -- TR (gray) shows the current period's trading volatility -- ATR (Impulse colors, see below) shows an EMA of TR over a specified length -- Can be used to determine stops and targets (Example: Stop loss at prev close - ATR, Target at 2x ATR)
[Force] Index - Alexander Elder's EMA of (change(close) * volume), shows crosses above 0 (green) and below 0 (red), and intermediate signals -- Shows bull vs. bear interest/commitment/dominance -- Elder recommends EMA length of 2 for daily chart buy/sell signals, and 13 for weekly chart bull/bear dominance & trend direction signals -- Intermediate signals are shown above 0 when falling (salmon), or below 0 when rising (pale yellow)
[Impulse] System - Range columns are colored using Alexander Elder's censorship system (green: do not short, red: do not long, blue: is up to you) -- Shows overall trend health (Macd histogram and EMA up/down changes)
The goal was to take a bunch of indicators I regularly had on my charts and combine them into one so that I could still have them all even if I didn't have a pro subscription. If you're able, I would imagine the best way to learn how to "use" it, would be to put each individual indicator on the chart from the public library and see how they are represented in this one.
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- TR & ATR (Wilder)
- Force Index & Impulse System (Elder)