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A momentum investor might use the indicator to stay in a trade until the Zig Zag line confirms in the opposite direction. For example, if the investor holds a long position, they would not sell until the Zig Zag line turns downward.

The ZigZag feature on SharpCharts is not an indicator per se, but rather a means to filter out smaller price movements. A ZigZag set at 10 would ignore all price movements less than 10%; only price movements greater than 10% would be shown. Filtering out smaller movements gives chartists the ability to see the forest instead of just trees. It is important to remember that the ZigZag feature has no predictive power because it draws lines based on hindsight. Any predictive power will come from applications such as Elliott Wave, price pattern analysis or indicators. Chartists can also use the ZigZag with retracements feature to identify Fibonacci retracements and projections.

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The ZigZag and ZigZag (Retrace.) can be found in SharpCharts as a price overlay in the Chart Attributes section or as an addition to an indicator. Upon selecting the ZigZag feature from the dropdown box, the parameters window will appear empty. Five (5%) is the default parameter, but this can change depending on a security's price characteristics. Some securities produce too few ZigZag lines at 5% so the default is set lower (e.g. 3.75%). Some securities produce too many ZigZag lines at 5% so the default is set higher (e.g. 6.25%). The ZigZag parameter can be seen in the upper left corner of the chart. Once the ZigZag feature is applied, chartists can adjust the parameter to suit their charting needs. A lower number will make the feature more sensitive, while a higher number will make it less sensitive. Click here for a live chart with the ZigZag (Retrace.) feature.

The Zig Zag indicator lowers the impact of random price fluctuations and is used to help identify price trends and changes in price trends. Here is how to use Zig Zag indicator in trading and the most popular Zig Zag trading strategies.

The Zig Zag indicator is a trading tool that connects significant bottoms and tops. The indicator is not so popular among traders, in fact, it is not provided as a default indicator in most trading platforms like the MetaTrader. As such, a trader must install it from the marketplace.

This indicator has three settings. The default settings are usually the depth, deviation, and backstep. The default numbers of the three are 12, 5, and 3 respectively. As with all indicators, these numbers can be tweaked to suit your trading style. The numbers are also in percentages.

There are several ways of using the zig zag indicator. The method we like is to use the indicator to find the buy and sell points when the asset is moving in a channel. This is done by first applying the indicator and then using the equidistance tool.

Another way of using the zig zag indicator is to use it to combine it with the Elliot Wave. This is a technique where the trader looks at the five impulse waves and applies them to the market. A good example of this is shown on the chart below. In this, the indicator can help you identify the areas to put the Elliot wave numbers.

The first wave is usually a small rally, followed by a dip and then a major rally. The rally is followed by a small dip and another short rally. While looking at these moves is easy, the Zig Zag indicator can help you identify then faster as shown below.

For instance, for the ZigZag indicator I've put down a 3% deviation and a 10 for Pivot Legs(I don't understand what this setting means). Sometimes the change from last swing high or swing low will have exceeded a 3% deviation yet a new a pivot isn't formed until much later. What is happening here?

The Zigzag indicator for Metatrader is a basic tool for traders to use to assess the likelihood of a trend reversal in an asset. When used in conjunction with basic support and resistance analysis, it helps identify when a market is actively reversing the trend or slicing through one of those previously laid out levels. It does help eliminate a lot of the noisy conditions that are typically found in a trend and focuses solely on the overall directionality of that move.

The indicator accomplishes this by using a specific percentage of price movement. There are multiple theories on which one you should use, and that is going to be up to the individual trader. However, the basic idea is that if the trend does not change by X percentage, then the trend has not changed at all. It should be noted that the default setting is 5%.

Adding the Zigzag indicator to Metatrader is extremely easy to do. As the indicator is already built into the platform, all the trader needs to do is simply click Insert, pull down to the menu to click on Indicators, and then go to the next submenu Custom, and then simply click on Zigzag Indicator.

In that sense, the Zigzag indicator tends to work better for other markets if you use the basic settings. Keep in mind, much like most other indicators that Forex traders use, the Zigzag was initially designed to trade stock markets. In other words, it does not necessarily factor in the danger that leverage can bring.

In order to show the difference, we included a chart just below that compares the difference between a 5% change and a 2% change. Notice that the red Zigzag indicator changes direction much quicker than the blue one, because it is configured to change at just a 2% depth.

Notice on the chart below, the Zigzag indicator tends to turn within the blue rectangles drawn on the chart. This shows you potential zones of support or resistance that the market seems to be interested in. With that being the case, it can provide somewhat of a predictive factor going into the future, because where you see the Zigzag turnaround several times in the same area, it shows you just how strong the rejection of price is. (This is where 5% makes a difference, because it shows a true reversal, and therefore there is an argument to be made for leaving things alone if you can be patient enough to wait for trade signals within these areas.)

One of the best ways that you can use this indicator in the above example is to wait for your favorite candlestick pattern to appear in that region. While not perfect, it gives you an idea as to the probability of the candlestick pattern working out in your favor.

One of the most obvious things to use with Zigzag is going to be Fibonacci retracement levels. On the chart below, you can see that from the bounce at the extreme low in the New Zealand dollar, there is a Fibonacci retracement tool drawn to the top of the zigzag indicator. Notice the highlighted area on the chart.

Another way to help filter out some of the noise that the markets can throw at you is to add a moving average to this indicator. There are a couple of ways that you can use the indicator, but the first and most obvious one is to look for the Zigzag indicator to turn at a common moving average to confirm that it is offering dynamic support or resistance. This shows that at least two indicators are telling you the same thing, and therefore it adds to the confluence of events that can have traders looking to get involved.

The other way is to wait for the Zigzag indicator to turn around after breaching a moving average, and then confirming it. In other words, if it rises above the 50 day EMA and then falls right back down below it, this shows that the market is in fact keeping that trend. It is a rejection of price just above the moving average. This can help you take advantage of traders that are trapped when they got long of a market as we broke above that moving average. Obviously, this works when the Zigzag indicator breaks below a moving average and turns around as well. Remember, moving averages are not like brick walls, so they do not necessarily reject price immediately at all times.

Take a look at the chart below and notice how many times the Zigzag indicator broke above or below the red 50 day EMA, and then turned around. Those are perfect examples of how to use this indicator with a moving average. Furthermore, we have highlighted the area where markets turned right away at the 50 day EMA with a yellow circle.

Either one of these strategies can be especially useful and should be tried out with a demo account in order to get comfortable trusting the indicator, and perhaps even learning how to position size your trade properly.

The Zigzag indicator is relatively simple and iuseful. However, like anything else with technical analysis, there are best case uses for it, and it's not necessarily the correct tool in every scenario.

After all, by its very definition there needs to be a trend that you can trade in order to be successful. For example, if you get a back-and-forth type of market on a one hour chart, the Zigzag indicator is going to struggle to fire off appropriate signals, because the lag in waiting for a 5% change will almost by its very definition have you late in the trade. In other words, it skews your risk to reward ratio, which is a killer of accounts down the road. You need to have the ability to make your winners bigger than your losers over the longer term or be right with almost every trade you make.

The Zigzag indicator doesn't take into account anything other than the amount of change in the price of the asset. Yes, price is the most important factor but there are other things that will catch the attention of market participants such as a Fibonacci level, a moving average, or just a large, round, psychologically significant figure such as 1.0000 on a chart.

Beyond that, it also doesn't take into account candlestick price action, or something as basic as a trend line. If there is a trend line break, that will show up and catch the attention of traders much quicker than the Zigzag indicator will. That being said, while the Zigzag indicator is not exactly perfect, it does tend to lend itself quite nicely for bigger moves, so on it's probably best used on higher time frames.