Trend & direction

Plots dots that trail below price in an uptrend and above it in a downtrend, accelerating toward price over time. A flip in dot position signals a possible reversal — SAR stands for “stop and reverse,” and traders often use it to trail stop-losses.

An ATR-based line that sits above or below price and flips sides when the trend reverses, giving a simple read on trend direction plus a trailing-stop level.

A multi-part system (Tenkan-sen, Kijun-sen, a shaded Senkou “cloud,” and the Chikou lagging line) showing trend, momentum, and support/resistance in one view — price above the cloud reads bullish, below reads bearish.

Three smoothed moving averages of different lengths and offsets, nicknamed the jaw, teeth, and lips. Tangled together, the market is ranging; fanned apart, a trend is emerging.

A 0–100 line measuring how strong a trend is, regardless of direction. Readings above roughly 25 are generally read as trending, below as choppy or range-bound.

A smoothed version of ADX — the average of the current ADX and the ADX from several periods earlier — used to confirm whether trend strength is holding up.

The underlying calculation, comparing +DI and −DI (the positive and negative directional indicators), that ADX is itself a smoothed average of. Shows raw directional strength.

Two lines, Aroon Up and Aroon Down, measuring how many periods have passed since the most recent high and low. Used to spot new trends forming and gauge how mature they are.

The difference between Aroon Up and Aroon Down as a single line, simplifying the Aroon Indicator into one trend-direction signal.

Tracks the widening and narrowing of the high-low trading range to flag potential reversals — a “reversal bulge” appears when the range expands sharply, then contracts.

Blends MACD with a stochastic-style calculation to identify trend cycles faster than MACD alone, aiming to cut lag when catching turns.

Filters out price moves smaller than a set threshold and connects only the significant swing highs and lows, making the larger trend structure easier to see. It redraws as new data arrives, so it isn't a real-time signal.

The percentage rate of change of a triple-smoothed EMA. With that much smoothing baked in, it filters minor noise and highlights the dominant trend momentum.

Plots the endpoint of a linear regression line calculated over a moving window — essentially projecting where price “should” be if the recent trend continued.

A straight best-fit trend line through recent prices, with parallel lines offset above and below it (typically by standard deviation) forming a channel around the trend.

The linear regression line recalculated and plotted at every bar, tracking how the “best fit” trend shifts over time.

The steepness of the regression line at each point, shown as a single value — a rising slope means an accelerating uptrend, a falling one an accelerating downtrend.