SuperTrend draws a single trend line on the chart by trailing an ATR-scaled band above or below the midpoint price (hl2 = (high + low) / 2). The line latches in place each bar — only ratcheting tighter in the trend direction — and only flips when the close crosses to the other side of the opposite band.
Default settings are ATR period 10 and factor 3.0: the band sits 3 × ATR(10) above hl2 in a downtrend and 3 × ATR(10) below hl2 in an uptrend. Lower factors flip more often (faster, noisier); higher factors flip less often (smoother, laggier).
Like every ATR-band trailing stop, SuperTrend is a trend-following tool. It performs well in directional moves and chops itself to pieces in ranges, so it is normally paired with a regime filter.
Formula
upper = hl2 + factor · ATR(N); lower = hl2 − factor · ATR(N) flip to bull when close > previous upper; flip to bear when close < previous lower
Example
ATR(10) = 200, factor 3, hl2 = 50,000. Upper band = 50,600, lower band = 49,400. A close above 50,600 flips the line to the lower band and turns the trend bullish.
How Noon Barbari uses SuperTrend
Every concept here is implemented in the platform. Open the relevant docs or tool to see it in action.
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