TRIX.Crossover Indicator
The TRIX.Crossover indicator shows the entry points to the triple exponential moving average trend. The capabilities of the indicator, combined with various settings, will help you to use it effectively in your forex trading strategy.
TRIX.Crossover indicator Description
The “Trix” indicator automatically builds a triple exponential moving average on the chart of the MT5 terminal. It is also called TEMA (triple exponential moving average).
You most likely know that the chance to make a profitable trade during the active phase of the trend in the Forex market is higher. This is due to the fact that the trend implies a strong price movement in one direction.
The opposite phase of the forex market is flat. This is a less suitable market phase for directional trading. But it all depends on the size of the apartment. During a narrow flat, it is often unsafe to open trades due to low liquidity.
The indicator is designed to distinguish between a trend and a flat. Trix solves this problem with various options. They filter out market noise and false entry points quite accurately.
The Trix can be a good addition to your trading strategy. This is because the indicator filters, coupled with automatically generated signals, increase the chance of a positive trade result.
Indicator features
The indicator is based on standard moving averages provided in the MT5 terminal by the Moving Average indicator. Compared to them, the TRIX.Crossover indicator has a number of advantages.
The indicator is built not on the chart, but in a separate window. This is convenient because the price is not cluttered with indicator information.
The indicator’s signals generate two moving averages – fast (signal) and slow (main). When the fast line crosses the slow one, the indicator generates a trading signal. Such moments are marked with dots. The lower you set the period of the fast moving average in the indicator settings, the more often you will receive recommendations for opening trades. And vice versa.
By default, a horizontal line with the value “0” is drawn in the indicator window. The entire area above it is considered the overbought zone, and below it – the oversold zone.
The higher the moving averages are from zero, the stronger the overbought zone. Therefore, a downward reversal is more likely. The reverse is also true when the indicator lines are below zero.
The indicator uses only market price data to build a triple exponential moving average.
How to trade using the TRIX.Crossover indicator
We recommend using the Trix indicator as an additional tool to the main trading strategy. It can also be used in combination with other forex market indicators. In fact, the more factors indicate the opening of a position, the higher the reliability of the signal.
As an additional indicator, we will refer to one of the most popular methods of technical analysis of the forex market. These are support and resistance levels and the free SupportAndResistance indicator.
To illustrate the use of the indicator, consider those situations in which it is usually most effective. It is in a clear trend.
The Trix indicator gives trading signals in the form of green and red dots. When the fast line crosses the slow MA from the bottom up, a buy signal is formed (green dot). A sell signal is displayed as a red dot. At these moments, the fast line crosses the slow MA from top to bottom.
In the above example, the Trix indicator signals the formation of a buying impulse. The support level acts as an additional signal.
The joint use of two indicators gives a potential opportunity to open a buy trade. It is safer to place a stop loss behind a support level to prevent accidental price movement that could lead to a trade being closed.
The combination of the resistance level and the Trix indicator, as in the example with purchases, in this case gives a fairly reliable sell signal.
In this situation, a stop loss should be placed behind the resistance level to prevent unexpected price movement and closing the position.