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Average Directional Movement Index (ADX)

StratCraft indicator page for the ADX trend-strength measure.

Route: /indicators/adx/

What It Does

ADX measures trend strength rather than direction. A rising ADX usually indicates a strengthening trend, while a falling ADX often indicates a weakening or range-bound market.

Formula

ADX is derived from smoothed positive and negative directional movement values. In practice, it summarizes how directional the recent price action has been.

Parameters

  • period - default 14
  • movav - default SmoothedMovingAverage

C++23 API

#include <nonabt/indicators/adx.hpp>
auto adx = std::make_unique<nonabt::ADX>(data(), 14, "SmoothedMovingAverage");

Common Usage

  • Use ADX as a trend filter.
  • Combine it with moving average crossovers or breakout logic.
  • A common threshold is 20 or 25 for "strong trend" confirmation.

Practical Pattern

Trade only when ADX is rising and the directional trigger is already confirmed by price structure or another line-based indicator.

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