Igator - MQL4 - SMOLDOC

iGator Indicator

Calculates the Gator oscillator and returns its value.

Function Signature

double iGator(
  string      symbol,       // symbol
  int         timeframe,    // timeframe
  int         jaw_period,   // Jaw line period
  int         jaw_shift,    // Jaw line shift
  int         teeth_period, // Teeth line period
  int         teeth_shift,  // Teeth line shift
  int         lips_period,  // Lips line period
  int         lips_shift,   // Lips line shift
  int         ma_method,    // MA averaging method
  int         applied_price, // applied price
  int         mode,         // line index
  int         shift         // shift
);

Parameters

**symbol**: Symbol name. NULL for current symbol.

**timeframe**: Timeframe. ENUM_TIMEFRAMES value. 0 for current chart timeframe.

**jaw_period**: Averaging period for the Jaw line (blue).

**jaw_shift**: Shift for the Jaw line.

**teeth_period**: Averaging period for the Teeth line (red).

**teeth_shift**: Shift for the Teeth line.

**lips_period**: Averaging period for the Lips line (green).

**lips_shift**: Shift for the Lips line.

**ma_method**: Moving Average averaging method (ENUM_MA_METHOD).

**applied_price**: Applied price (ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE).

**mode**: Indicator line index. MODE_UPPER (upper histogram) or MODE_LOWER (lower histogram).

**shift**: Index of the value from the indicator buffer (shift relative to the current bar).

Returned Value

double: Numerical value of the Gator oscillator.

Notes

The oscillator displays the difference between the Alligator red and blue lines (upper histogram) and between red and green lines (lower histogram).

Example

double diff = iGator(NULL, 0, 13, 8, 8, 5, 5, 3, MODE_SMMA, PRICE_MEDIAN, MODE_UPPER, 1);

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Platform Support

MQL4 Language

MetaTrader 4 Trading Platform

Constants Reference

[ENUM_TIMEFRAMES](/constants/chartconstants/enum_timeframes)

[ENUM_MA_METHOD](/constants/indicatorconstants/enum_ma_method)

[ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE](/constants/indicatorconstants/prices)

[Indicator Line Identifiers](/constants/indicatorconstants/lines) (e.g., MODE_UPPER, MODE_LOWER)

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