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# Gator Oscillator
Gator Oscillator: the Alligator's spreads as a histogram, showing when its lines open up (trend) or close together (no trend).

## How to read it

- Bars above zero show |jaw - teeth|, bars below zero -|teeth - lips|.
- Green bars mean the spread is growing; red bars mean it is shrinking.
- Green on both sides is a trending phase; red on both sides a quiet one.

## Key settings

- Jaw 13 shifted 8, teeth 8 shifted 5, lips 5 shifted 3.

## Good to know

- Drawn in its own pane below the chart.
