PRT Bands – the ProRealTime trend following indicator

Nicolas · Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:17:47 +0000

ProRealTime now includes the PRT Bands indicator in its arsenal of technical indicators. What is PRT Bands and how to use it? PRT Bands is a visual indicator which simplifies detecting and following increasing market trends. This indicator is only available from ProRealTime. PRT Bands may help you to: identify trend reversals identify and follow rising trends mesure the intensity of a trend find potential entry and exit points This indicator was designed for use with stocks that may have high bullish potential such as small and medium caps or technological stocks. It is used primarily with long chart timeframes (ex: daily or weekly). Detect the beginning of a trend When the price breaks out of the top line of a bearish channel of the indicator, the beginning of a potential bullish trend is detected. The possible change of the trend from a downward trend to an upward trend is indicated by the change of color of the trend lines from red to green. View current upward trends When the price is inside a green channel, the trend of the security is upwards. An upwards trend is caracterized by its capacity to regularly make new highs. Statistically, the trend tends to continue. If you do not have a position, it may be an opportunity for you to enter this trend by identifying the entry point the most adapted to your own strategy and investment objectives and to try to benefit from its future progression. Don’t catch a “falling knife” We have a tendancy to see a security whose price has “fallen enough” and to try to find a support which could hold in order to buy at a low price and hope to sell again at a higher price. But we also have a tendancy to forget that in the absence of a strong bullish signal, a downward trend can continue for a long time. With the indicator PRT Bands, as long as the price stays within a downward band, we could interpret that a trend reversal has not necessarily happened and opening a buying position could be dangerous. Find an entry point with the short-term line The indicator displays a short term trend line which stays close to the price movements and allows you to better filter price fluctuations. During increasing trend phases, stocks sometimes experience movements of price consolidation. This case will be represented by an increasing channel (underlying trend), but with a decreasing short term line. When this short term line is increasing again, it could be possible to look for a point to enter the underlying increasing trend. Follow the mid-term trend In the middle of a channel, a bold line is displayed. This line represents the mid-term trend. When the short term line which closesly follows the price crosses under the mid-term line, it can indicate a weakening of the trend. This can be an opportunity to reduce the size of a position or possibly close it. Also, when the short term line crosses over the mid term line, it is possible to look for a point to enter the trend. Quickly measure the progression of the trend In order to avoid using a different tool to measure the progress of the trend, it is regularly displayed, as the trend progresses. This is also a feature which has a psychological impact and can encourage you to hold a winning position while the trend continues to be good. Quickly evaluate the speed of the trend The indicator also displays a set of 5 lines showing the speed of the trend. These lines serve as a reference. In this way, a trend which follows or crosses over the first line would be considered very fast, and a trend which is underneath the 5 line would be considered very slow. Some investors may prefer to enter the market in a faster trend. Weakening of the trend The indicator indicates by blue circles zones of potential weakining of the trend. These blue circles can be used as elements of your consideration if your money management strategy includes taking partial profits. Consider leaving the trend when it is giving the impression of weakening further Did you benefit from a nice rising trend for several weeks or months or years? The next step is to figure out when to leave the trend. The bullish trend when it weakens can leave space for a bearish trend. The possible change of trend from increasing to decreasing can occur when the price closes on the bottom of a channel. This change is represented by a change of color of the trend lines from green to red.

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06/14/2021 at 3:38 PM #171750

guscher1

Hi I would like to use this for quick trades or scalping the indices, could this work for

these? Thanks.

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06/14/2021 at 4:33 PM #171757

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Yes, but I would recommend this other (not free) indicator from the same author: https://market.prorealcode.com/product/extratrend-an-indicator-for-technical-traders-and-chartists/

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04/13/2022 at 4:10 PM #191715

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Hi nicolas can you convert a prt bands in code proscreener, thanks

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04/13/2022 at 4:11 PM #191716

Nicolas

There are a lot of screeners for PRT Bands available in the french topic there: PRT Bands – l’indicateur de trend following de ProRealTime

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08/06/2023 at 10:15 PM #218653

kvacksa87

is there any automatic strategy that buys short on the top 4 hour graph and sells in the middle? and buy long on the lowest band and sell on the middle? which can be run on the best timeframe

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08/07/2023 at 9:02 AM #218665

Nicolas

The following strategy SELLSHORT at top of the band when trend is read and BUY at bottom of the band when trend is green:

up = PRTBandsUp
dn = PRTBandsDown
 
if close crosses over up and trend <= 0 then
trend = 1
elsif close crosses under dn and trend >= 0 then
trend = -1
endif

if onmarket then 
set target price (up+dn)/2
endif 

if trend=1 and not longonmarket and close>dn then 
buy 1 contract at dn limit 
endif 

if trend=-1 and not shortonmarket and close<up then
sellshort 1 contract at up limit
endif

up = PRTBandsUp

dn = PRTBandsDown

if close crosses over up and trend <= 0 then

trend = 1

elsif close crosses under dn and trend >= 0 then

trend = -1

endif

if onmarket then

set target price (up+dn)/2

endif

if trend=1 and not longonmarket and close>dn then

buy 1 contract at dn limit

endif

if trend=-1 and not shortonmarket and close<up then

sellshort 1 contract at up limit

endif

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