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.

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