​Be$t Alligator

​Be$t Alligator

Track sleeping, awakening, and feeding market phases with 3 smoothed moving averages, plus flexible MA types and custom smoothing for clearer trend reads.

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Important Notes

This indicator does NOT perform well on ninZaRenko, UniRenko (and similar renko types).

Bill Williams Alligator indicator explained

Be$t Alligator is ninZa.co’s enhanced version of the Bill Williams Alligator indicator – a classic trend-following tool designed to identify the different phases of the market through a metaphor of a sleeping and waking alligator.

This NinjaTrader alligator indicator helps traders visualize when the market is resting, preparing for a move, or trending strongly.

How Be$t Alligator works

The indicator consists of 3 smoothed moving averages – the lips, teeth, and jaw – which represent different time periods. Their alignment reveals the market’s condition:

  • Sleeping phase: When the lines intertwine, the market is consolidating. It’s often best to wait for clearer direction.
  • Awakening phase: When the lines begin to separate, volatility increases, and the market may be preparing for a new trend.
  • Feeding phase: When the lines spread widely, the Alligator is “eating” – the market is trending, and traders may look for long or short opportunities following the trend.

Enhanced features in Be$t Alligator

ninZa.co elevates the traditional Bill Williams Alligator indicator with several upgrades for better trading insight:

  • Flexible MA types: Choose from Bill Williams’ original SMMA or 11 other moving average types.
  • Custom smoothing: Smooth each line using any of 11 moving average types to refine signal sensitivity.
  • Enhanced visualization: Clean and informative graphics make it easier to identify each market phase at a glance.
  • Full flexibility: Works seamlessly across various instruments and standard chart types within NinjaTrader’s environment (not recommended for Renko-based charts).

In this indicator, ninZaATR is used (instead of regular ATR) for better performance. 

For your information, ninZaATR is ninZa.co's special ATR version that helps improve indicator performance significantly on intraday charts. It is also a standalone FREE indicator for ninZaFamily → https://ninza.co/product/ninzaatr.

Trading with the Alligator indicator

In real market conditions, the Alligator often sleeps and wakes multiple times before a strong move begins. Generally, the longer it sleeps, the stronger the following trend tends to be.

Be$t Alligator gives you a practical way to track these transitions – offering both clarity and flexibility for trend-trading strategies.

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Dedicated NinjaScript Signals

  • Signal_State: 0 = sleeping, 1 = awakening
  • Signal_Feasting: 0 = no feasting, 1 = feasting upstream, -1 = feasting downstream

Key Features

  • Plot lips, teeth, jaw
  • Allow configing lips, teeth, jaw separately (each one's MA type can be SMMA or any of 11 popular moving averages)
  • Allow smoothing lips, teeth, jaw (with any of 11 popular moving averages)
  • Allow defining "shift right" of each plot
  • Allow defining "state tolerance"
  • Wake up the alligator immediately on large bar detected
  • Highlight the background to clearly show 4 spans: sleeping, awakening (without feasting), feasting upstream, feasting downstream
  • Paint the cloud between plots in feasting spans
  • Colorize plots in feasting spans, optionally in "violent" periods only (large ATR)
  • Colorize bars based on 2 phases: uptrend, downtrend
  • Trigger alerts on sleeping, awakening, feasting
  • Print markers on feasting
  • Be NinjaScript ready for advanced usage, only restricted by your imagination
  • Expose dedicated NinjaScript signals

Software Changelog

  • 20 May 2024:The "Based on Future Values" mode & the "Based on Current Values" mode were added.
  • 18 Aug 2020:Massive changes, fixes, and improvements were made (DPI, display name, Z order, alert properties, marker string, bar painting, chart info, property naming/positioning/grouping); regular ATR was replaced with ninZaATR for better performance
  • 29 Jun 2019:The indicator was released (built new).

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