ionone wrote: Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:35 pm I've tried all the methods listed on various sites

- mean ROC (Rate of Change)
- mean Volatility
- mean Consecutive closing above/below moving average
- mean HH/LL

but I don't get a clear number diffference
for example we all know that GBP JPY is the most trending pair, but the numbers I got don't reflect that

thanks for your help

Jeff

pail1217 wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:34 pm I use the ADXvma as a sideways filter, even though it is certainly not perfect, it is the only thing that works for me to avoid entering further trades in ranging markets. Disadvantage is that you have to make a compromise between fast in the trade when the sideways phase ends and to filter as well as possible, when you should leave the fingers out of the market. I use the Averages here with these settings. However, is also only the 1m

ionone wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:45 pm thank you so much you legend !

ionone wrote: Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:35 pm but I don't get a clear number diffference

pail1217 wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:10 pm I don't know if that was exactly the answer you were looking for, because it's not an exact number that tells you if it's ranging or trending.

pail1217 wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:39 pm Everything else Garch, Damiani etc pp didn't work for me either. What is still quite ok are the Momentum candles. However, it is more suitable for short-term scalping trades, not necessarily for trend trading. However, it makes sense (for me anyway, in the short time units) to use the next higher timeframe here as well

1337br wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:29 am thanks for sharing, this looks like a good indicator for scalping m1, how do you use it?

I'm thinking of leaving it in m15 for inputs in m1

thanks

pail1217 wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:41 am yes, that's exactly what I use it for. I have it set to 15m to determine the trading direction for my trades in 1m.