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# Wiseman Alligator

## Description

The Wiseman Alligator is an indicator that consists of 3 moving averages with offsets applied to identify trend absence, formation, and direction. This indicator was provided by Profitunity: \<[http://www.profitunity.com>](http://www.profitunity.com>)

## Syntax

`Wiseman Alligator(int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset)`

`Wiseman Alligator(ISeries\<double\> input, int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset)`

**Returns Teeth**

`Wiseman Alligator(int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset).Teeth[int barsAgo]`

`Wiseman Alligator(ISeries\<double\> input, int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset).Teeth[int barsAgo]`

**Returns Lips**

`Wiseman Alligator(int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset).Teeth[int barsAgo]`

`Wiseman Alligator(ISeries\<double\> input, int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset).Lips[int barsAgo]`

**Returns Jaw**

`**Wiseman Alligator(int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset).Teeth[int barsAgo]`

`Wiseman Alligator(ISeries\<double\> input, int jawPeriod, int teethPeriod, int lipsPeriod, int jawOffset, int teethOffset, int lipsOffset).Jaw[int barsAgo]`

## Return Value

**double**; Accessing this method via an index value `[int barsAgo]` returns the indicator value of the referenced bar

## Parameters

| Property    | Description                                                                                     |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| input       | Indicator source data ([Series\<T>](/developer/desktop-sdk/references/common/iseriest/seriest)) |
| jawPeriod   | Number of bars used in the jaw moving average calculation                                       |
| teethPeriod | Number of bars used in the teeth moving average calculation                                     |
| lipsPeriod  | Number of bars used in the lips moving average calculation                                      |
| jawOffset   | The offset for the jaw moving average                                                           |
| teethOffset | The offset for the teeth moving average                                                         |
| lipsOffset  | The offset for the lips moving average                                                          |

## Examples

```csharp
// Prints the current value of the teeth for the Wiseman Alligator
double value = WisemanAlligator(13, 8, 5, 8, 5, 3).Teeth[0];
Print("The current Wiseman Alligator teeth value is " + value.ToString());
```