Signals & Chart Anatomy

The AIMS Momentum Indicator visually combines the canonical 4-colour AIMS Wave candlestick overlay with high-probability directional breakout arrows and an active entry/stop bracket.

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4-Colour Candlestick Anatomy

The indicator overlays custom 4-colour candles reflecting the exact momentum state of the market:

• Lime Green (InpColorLime): Strong bullish impulsion (AO >= 0 and rising).
• Dark Green (InpColorDarkGreen): Bullish deceleration / pullback (AO >= 0 and falling).
• Red (InpColorRed): Strong bearish impulsion (AO < 0 and falling).
• Maroon (InpColorMaroon): Bearish deceleration / pullback (AO < 0 and rising).

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Directional Momentum Breakout Triggers

Signals trigger upon the close of a candle that marks an acceleration shift out of a corrective pullback back into the dominant trend:

1. 🔵 Bullish Momentum Buy Signal

• Structural Trend Gate:
  • Alligator is fully expanded upward (Lips > Teeth > Jaws).
  • Price is trading above the Purple Magic Line (SMMA 34, shift 21).
• Momentum Shift:
  • Candle closes Lime Green (AO >= 0 and rising).
  • The preceding bar was a non-Lime pullback bar (Dark Green, Red, or Maroon).
• Chart Display:
  • Small blue up arrow (Wingdings #241 ▲) plotted below candle low.
  • Active order bracket projected forward with blue Entry line and dashed Stop Loss line.

2. 🔴 Bearish Momentum Sell Signal

• Structural Trend Gate:
  • Alligator is fully expanded downward (Lips < Teeth < Jaws).
  • Price is trading below the Purple Magic Line (SMMA 34, shift 21).
• Momentum Shift:
  • Candle closes Red (AO < 0 and falling).
  • The preceding bar was a non-Red pullback bar (Maroon, Lime, or Dark Green).
• Chart Display:
  • Small red down arrow (Wingdings #242 ▼) plotted above candle high.
  • Active order bracket projected forward with red Entry line and dashed Stop Loss line.

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Active Order Bracket & Stop Loss Modes

When InpShowPriceLevels = true, the indicator projects an active execution bracket forward across InpBracketBars:

• Entry Line: Solid horizontal line positioned at High + buffer (Buy) or Low - buffer (Sell).
• Stop Loss Line: Dashed horizontal line calculated according to InpSLMethod:
  1. MOM_SL_CANDLE_EXTREME (Mode 0): Placed at the Signal candle Low (Buy) or High (Sell) plus buffer.
  2. MOM_SL_GATOR_JAWS (Mode 1): Dynamic stop pegged to the Alligator Blue line (Jaws: SMMA 13, shift 8).
  3. MOM_SL_FRACTAL (Mode 2): Pegged to the most recent swing/fractal low (Buy) or high (Sell).

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Programmatic Buffers (iCustom Integration)

Buffer Index	Buffer Name	Type	Value Range	Description
0	BuySignalBuffer	DRAW_ARROW	Price or 0.0	Value holds entry price when Buy arrow is present, else 0.0
1	SellSignalBuffer	DRAW_ARROW	Price or 0.0	Value holds entry price when Sell arrow is present, else 0.0
2	WaveColorBuffer	DRAW_NONE	0.0 – 3.0	State: 0.0=Lime, 1.0=Dark Green, 2.0=Red, 3.0=Maroon