Definitions
In plain terms
It combines volatility width with recursive band memory and strict close-based flips.
Technical
The contract freezes ATR method, period, midpoint, multiplier, final-band recurrences, initial direction, equality, readiness, and revisions.
Scope
Supertrend is not merely price plus or minus ATR and does not guarantee profitable trend following.
Examples
- A governed lesson calculates or identifies Supertrend only after its parameters, state, timing, and edge cases are declared.
Common misconceptions
- Supertrend is not merely price plus or minus ATR and does not guarantee profitable trend following.
Concept relationships
Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- Supertrend TradingView · official platform documentation
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition
Limits: ATR smoothing, initialization, equality rules, and sign conventions can vary by platform.
- Reviewed by
- fintech-builder-batch-007
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- evidence reviewed
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