SUPER TREND Trading Guide
Last updated: July 22, 2026
The SuperTrend is a quantitative technical analysis tool. SuperTrend Indicator Based on Pine Script v4 SuperTrend Trend-following indicator based on ATR
What does the indicator show?
- Market Structure & Momentum: Visualizes prevailing trend directions and key reversal zones.
- BUY / SELL Signals: Highlights confirmed entry and exit opportunities based on quantitative rules.
- Dynamic Boundaries: Provides adaptive levels for managing trade risk and reward expectations.
Key Settings
- ATR Period (
atrPeriod): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Multiplier (
multiplier): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Use True ATR (
useTrueATR): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Show Signals (
showSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Highlighting (
highlighting): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Up Trend Value (
upTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Down Trend Value (
downTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Buy Signal Indicator (
buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Sell Signal Indicator (
sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Up Trend (
isUpTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Down Trend (
isDownTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Up Trend Color (value) (
upTrendColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Down Trend Color (value) (
downTrendColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Buy Signal Color (
buySignalColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Sell Signal Color (
sellSignalColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Buy Signal (
buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Sell Signal (
sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Up Trend (
isUpTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Is Down Trend (
isDownTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Up Trend Line (
upTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Down Trend Line (
downTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
How to use Strategy Parameters (Condition Source)
Within the Strategy Tester module, this indicator can be used both as a direct signal source and as a market-state filter.
1. Signal Events
buySignal- Buy Signal Indicator event signal.sellSignal- Sell Signal Indicator event signal.buySignalColor- Buy Signal Color event signal.sellSignalColor- Sell Signal Color event signal.buySignal- Buy Signal event signal.sellSignal- Sell Signal event signal.isUpTrend- Is Up Trend event signal.isDownTrend- Is Down Trend event signal.
2. Filters and Trade Levels
atrPeriod- ATR Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.multiplier- Multiplier value used for structural qualification or thresholds.useTrueATR- Use True ATR value used for structural qualification or thresholds.showSignals- Show Signals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.highlighting- Highlighting value used for structural qualification or thresholds.upTrend- Up Trend Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.downTrend- Down Trend Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.isUpTrend- Is Up Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.isDownTrend- Is Down Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.upTrendColor- Up Trend Color (value) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.downTrendColor- Down Trend Color (value) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.upTrend- Up Trend Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.downTrend- Down Trend Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.