SuperTrend
ATR trailing-stop trend filter.
What it is
ATR trailing-stop trend filter.
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.
upper = hl2 + factor · ATR(N); lower = hl2 − factor · ATR(N) flip to bull when close > previous upper; flip to bear when close < previous lower
Live chart
TradingView has no built-in study for this indicator, so there's no live chart to embed here. It's a structure / smart-money tool — the best way to see it is to run it inside a strategy and backtest it.
The strategies below put this indicator to work — open one and backtest it.
Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Range |
|---|---|---|
| ATR period | 10 | 2 – 200 |
| Factor | 3 | 0.5 – 10 |
Output fields
The named values this indicator exposes to your entry and exit rules.
Related strategies
Ready-made, runnable templates that use this indicator. Open one to inspect or backtest it.
TradingView SuperTrend strategy
Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.
SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
Learn more on the blog
Deep-dive articles explaining this indicator and how to trade it.
Parabolic SAR vs SuperTrend: 50 coins, five and a half years, one honest scoreboard
Both flip between long and short with a trailing line — but one of them trades four times as often. We ran both through the same engine on identical data, with fees, and scored the part of history neither was fitted to.
SuperTrend vs EMA crossover: we tested both on 50 coins so you don't have to argue about it
Two of the most popular trend-following systems, identical conditions, fifty crypto pairs, an out-of-sample honesty check — and a scoreboard that isn't close this month.
How to backtest a SuperTrend strategy on crypto
SuperTrend is an ATR-based trailing stop that flips long and short. Learn to turn it into testable rules, run it on real crypto history, and validate the edge with walk-forward.
Backtest this indicator
Drop this indicator into a rule-set, run it over years of BTC/USDT data, and see whether the edge is real or just curve-fit — no credit card required.