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Aroon Indicator: The Trend Gauge That Reads Time, Not Price
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Aroon Indicator: The Trend Gauge That Reads Time, Not Price

The Aroon indicator grades a trend by timing the last high and low. Its three uses, the crossover and the Aroon oscillator, on gold, Bitcoin and Forex.

james-hartwell james-hartwell · · 18 min read
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Alex Rivers
Alex Rivers
Momentum Trader & Technical Analyst
 James Hartwell
James Hartwell
Forex Analyst & Senior Trader
 Nina Carr
Nina Carr
Quant Researcher & Systems Builder

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