Indicator · Pine Script v6 · Own pane

Williams Gator Oscillator (GATOR)

by mihakralj

This indicator plots the Williams Gator Oscillator in a separate pane.

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GitHub stars99on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code103
Settings7inputs
LicenceApache-2.0
Last update4 weeks ago27 Sep 2026

Add It to Your TradingView Chart

  1. 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
  2. 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
  3. 3Paste over the templateCreate a new indicator, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
  4. 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.

Source Code

103 lines of Pine Script v6 from lib/oscillators/gator/gator.pine, published under Apache-2.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

gator.pine
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// © mihakralj
//@version=6
indicator("Williams Gator Oscillator (GATOR)", "GATOR", overlay=false)

//@function Calculates Williams Gator Oscillator from Alligator lines
//@param source Series to calculate from
//@param jawPeriod Period for Jaw SMMA (typically 13)
//@param jawOffset Forward offset for Jaw line (typically 8)
//@param teethPeriod Period for Teeth SMMA (typically 8)
//@param teethOffset Forward offset for Teeth line (typically 5)
//@param lipsPeriod Period for Lips SMMA (typically 5)
//@param lipsOffset Forward offset for Lips line (typically 3)
//@returns Tuple [upper, lower] histogram values
//@optimized Uses Wilder's RMA (SMMA) with exponential warmup compensator for O(1) complexity
gator(series float source, simple int jawPeriod, simple int jawOffset, simple int teethPeriod, simple int teethOffset, simple int lipsPeriod, simple int lipsOffset) =>
    if jawPeriod <= 0 or teethPeriod <= 0 or lipsPeriod <= 0
        runtime.error("All periods must be greater than 0")
    if jawOffset < 0 or teethOffset < 0 or lipsOffset < 0
        runtime.error("All offsets must be non-negative")

    // Step 1: Compute SMMA (Wilder's RMA) for each Alligator line
    float alphaJaw = 1.0 / float(jawPeriod)
    float alphaTeeth = 1.0 / float(teethPeriod)
    float alphaLips = 1.0 / float(lipsPeriod)

    var bool warmupJaw = true
    var bool warmupTeeth = true
    var bool warmupLips = true
    var float eJaw = 1.0
    var float eTeeth = 1.0
    var float eLips = 1.0
    var float emaJaw = 0.0
    var float emaTeeth = 0.0
    var float emaLips = 0.0
    var float jaw = source
    var float teeth = source
    var float lips = source

    emaJaw := alphaJaw * (source - emaJaw) + emaJaw
    emaTeeth := alphaTeeth * (source - emaTeeth) + emaTeeth
    emaLips := alphaLips * (source - emaLips) + emaLips

    if warmupJaw
        eJaw *= (1.0 - alphaJaw)
        float cJaw = 1.0 / (1.0 - eJaw)
        jaw := cJaw * emaJaw
        warmupJaw := eJaw > 1e-10
    else
        jaw := emaJaw

    if warmupTeeth
        eTeeth *= (1.0 - alphaTeeth)
        float cTeeth = 1.0 / (1.0 - eTeeth)
        teeth := cTeeth * emaTeeth
        warmupTeeth := eTeeth > 1e-10
    else
        teeth := emaTeeth

    if warmupLips
        eLips *= (1.0 - alphaLips)
        float cLips = 1.0 / (1.0 - eLips)
        lips := cLips * emaLips
        warmupLips := eLips > 1e-10
    else
        lips := emaLips

    // Step 2: Apply offsets and compute histogram differences
    float jawShifted = jaw[jawOffset]
    float teethShifted = teeth[teethOffset]
    float lipsShifted = lips[lipsOffset]

    // Upper histogram: abs(Jaw - Teeth), always positive
    float upper = math.abs(jawShifted - teethShifted)
    // Lower histogram: -abs(Teeth - Lips), always negative
    float lower = -math.abs(teethShifted - lipsShifted)

    [upper, lower]

// ---------- Main loop ----------

// Inputs
i_source = input.source(hlc3, "Source")
i_jawPeriod = input.int(13, "Jaw Period", minval=1)
i_jawOffset = input.int(8, "Jaw Offset", minval=0)
i_teethPeriod = input.int(8, "Teeth Period", minval=1)
i_teethOffset = input.int(5, "Teeth Offset", minval=0)
i_lipsPeriod = input.int(5, "Lips Period", minval=1)
i_lipsOffset = input.int(3, "Lips Offset", minval=0)

// Calculation
[upper, lower] = gator(i_source, i_jawPeriod, i_jawOffset, i_teethPeriod, i_teethOffset, i_lipsPeriod, i_lipsOffset)
float prevUpper = upper[1]
float prevLower = lower[1]

// Colors: green when expanding (upper rising or lower falling), red when contracting
color upperColor = upper >= prevUpper ? color.green : color.red
color lowerColor = lower <= prevLower ? color.green : color.red

// Plot
plot(upper, "Upper", color=upperColor, style=plot.style_histogram, linewidth=2)
plot(lower, "Lower", color=lowerColor, style=plot.style_histogram, linewidth=2)
plot(0, "Zero", color=color.gray, linewidth=1)

Overview

Williams Gator Oscillator (GATOR) builds three smoothed moving averages (jaw, teeth, and lips) from a chosen source, shifts each by its offset, and plots two histograms: the absolute gap between jaw and teeth above zero, and the negated absolute gap between teeth and lips below zero. Periods and offsets change the Alligator lines. It does not generate trade entries or exits.

Details

Published by

mihakralj on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

Separate pane below the chart

Category

Oscillators & momentum, Moving averages

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

No repainting, lookahead or stacked entries were found in its code or README. That says nothing about how well it works: test it first.

Topics

algorithmic-tradingcsharpdotnetpinescriptpythonquantitative-financesimdta-libtechnical-analysistechnical-indicators

Settings

The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Sourcesourcehlc3i_source
Jaw Periodint13i_jawPeriod
Jaw Offsetint8i_jawOffset
Teeth Periodint8i_teethPeriod
Teeth Offsetint5i_teethOffset
Lips Periodint5i_lipsPeriod
Lips Offsetint3i_lipsOffset
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this script, and the summary above was generated automatically from its code and README. Indicators describe the past, and a strategy's backtest can look better than live trading, especially when a script repaints. Check it in the Strategy Tester and on a demo account before you rely on it.

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