Supertrend

An ATR band that locks until the close crosses it, then flips side.

Formula

Bands = (High + Low) ÷ 2 ± multiplier × ATR

How to read it

Below price (green): uptrend; above (red): downtrend.

How to use it

A trend filter and trailing stop in one line.

Limitations

Lags at turns and whipsaws in tight ranges.

In Kereon

Charts · Superchart. Defaults ATR 10 × 3. The upper band only moves down and the lower only up until the close crosses the band being ridden — the locking that makes it Supertrend rather than a plain ATR band.

Also called: super trend, atr stop.

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