FTB-C000389 / Formula component

Parabolic SAR Extreme Point

Parabolic SAR Extreme Point is the most favorable price extreme observed during the active Parabolic SAR state.

Also known asPSAR EPEP

Intermediate 1 linked topicPublished

Definitions

In plain terms

In a long state it is the highest eligible high; in a short state it is the lowest eligible low.

Technical

The state machine freezes initialization, strict new-extreme comparison, bar finality, ties, adjustment basis, and reversal reset.

Scope

It is state-dependent and not simply a fixed rolling high or low.

Examples

  • A governed lesson calculates or identifies Parabolic SAR Extreme Point only after its parameters, state, timing, and edge cases are declared.

Common misconceptions

  • It is state-dependent and not simply a fixed rolling high or low.

Concept relationships

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Tutorials planned

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  • D07-F02-A07 Important

Evidence and governance

  1. TA-Lib Parabolic SAR Implementation TA-Lib · first party technical publication

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Initial direction and extended-SAR options differ across implementations and must be declared.

  2. New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems J. Welles Wilder Jr. · first party methodology

    Supports: historical attribution

    Limits: The bibliographic page alone is not an executable specification; equality, seeds, and state transitions require pinned rules.

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