SuperTrend
This indicator is the ProBuilder version of the SuperTrend Indicator. SuperTrend is available by default in the ProRealTime workstation but this ProBuilder version can be useful to create custom versions of the indicator.
If you want to use the standard SuperTrend indicator in Market Scan (ProScreener) or a Trading system, it’s easier to just use the ProBuilder function.
You can download the code directly at the bottom of the page.
If you prefer to add it manually to your workstation, here is the code.
For v10.3 and above:
//This indicator contains functions that can only be used with ProRealTime v10.3 and above.
//If you use a previous version of ProRealTime, use the other version of the Indicators.
multiplier=3
period=10
moy=averagetruerange[period](close)
price=medianprice
up=price+multiplier*moy
dn=price-multiplier*moy
once trend=1
if close>up[1] then
trend=1
elsif close<dn[1] then
trend=-1
endif
if trend<0 and trend[1]>0 then
flag=1
else
flag=0
endif
if trend>0 and trend[1]<0 then
flagh=1
else
flagh=0
endif
if trend>0 and dn<dn[1] then
dn=dn[1]
endif
if trend<0 and up>up[1] then
up=up[1]
endif
if flag=1 then
up=price+multiplier*moy
endif
if flagh=1 then
dn=price-multiplier*moy
endif
if trend=1 then
mysupertrend=dn
else
mysupertrend=up
endif
if mysupertrend > mysupertrend[1] then
color1=0
color2=255
color3=0
elsif mysupertrend < mysupertrend[1] then
color1=255
color2=0
color3=0
endif
return mysupertrend coloured (color1,color2,color3) as "SuperTrend"For v10.2 and below:
//This indicator is for ProRealTime v10.2 and previous versions.
//If you use version 10.3 or above, use the other indicator that includes the color or the SuperTrend
multiplier=3
period=10
moy=averagetruerange[period](close)
price=medianprice
up=price+multiplier*moy
dn=price-multiplier*moy
once trend=1
if close>up[1] then
trend=1
elsif close<dn[1] then
trend=-1
endif
if trend<0 and trend[1]>0 then
flag=1
else
flag=0
endif
if trend>0 and trend[1]<0 then
flagh=1
else
flagh=0
endif
if trend>0 and dn<dn[1] then
dn=dn[1]
endif
if trend<0 and up>up[1] then
up=up[1]
endif
if flag=1 then
up=price+multiplier*moy
endif
if flagh=1 then
dn=price-multiplier*moy
endif
if trend=1 then
mysupertrend=dn
else
mysupertrend=up
endif
return mysupertrend coloured by (trend) as "SuperTrend"
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This indicator is exteremly slow. In a full DAX 1 min chart (~ 8 months), calculation takes more than 10 minutes, whereas the normal built-in supertrend is immediately there. What is the reason ? Too many if-then-else loops ? In a trading strategy, it would be almost impossible to use.
Thank you. After a restart, it is somewhat faster; however, it still takes about 3 minutes to load for the full DAX 1 min chart. Here is my own version of the supertrend that loads about 6-7 faster. Still, in a backtest, using this manual code for supertrend instead of the built-in version increases calculation time of the backtest by a factor of 20. So, this is not very advisable and suitable only for testing custom supertrends, not so much for parameter optimization.