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Average Directional Index , ADX represents part of the system of Directional Movement Index and is based on filtration pursuant to paces of price change. It was first time introduced by J. Welles Wilder in 1978 in "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems" book. ADX figures should be of immediate interest when its value is above 20 - 22. When ADX is reversed from top to bottom, current tendency loses its intensity and probability of correctional movement or reversal grows. Therefore, when ADX enters zone of extreme values, it is important to trace a probable change of trend's direction.
Popular article: Square 4 (box)
Putting price and time zones on chart under W.D. Gann method is called “squaring”. The box can be built through squaring of both price and time. The best performing square is the square built according to Gann's arithmetic patterns. As per Gann methodology, box is a pattern chart. Those charts are called pattern charts, because for building them Gann takes a certain size along X and Y, size of charts is closely connected with Gann cycles. The most popular pattern charts are “Square 4”, “Square 144” and “Square 360” a full cycle. The number in name of chart means the number of periods as per price and time. There are a few ways of building those charts.
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