- Method
- ATR-based SuperTrend
- ATR period
- Set the lookback
- Multiplier
- Tune sensitivity
- Repaint
- Never — flips are final on close
- Trend line
- Separate bull & bear colors
- Paint bars
- Color bars by direction
- Flip arrows
- Marked on each change, with offset
- Chart types
- Tick · min · volume · range · Renko
- Instruments
- Any — no volume required
- Platform
- NinjaTrader 8
- License
- Free — yours to keep
- Version
- 1.0 — 26 Jun 2026
- Content
- Bar count · price · distance to line
- Move size
- % since the last flip
- Font
- Family & size
- Offset
- Nudge off the bar
- Filter
- Optionally ignore weak trends
- Period
- ADX lookback
- Threshold
- Minimum strength to trade
- Flip alerts
- Fire on every trend change
- Sound
- Your own alert file
- Cooldown
- Adjustable (seconds)
SuperTrend is one of the cleanest trend tools there is: a single line that sits below price in an uptrend and above it in a downtrend, flipping sides when the trend changes. One glance tells you which way the market is leaning.
It's built on ATR — average true range — so it adapts to volatility automatically, sitting wider in fast markets and tighter in quiet ones. Color-coded, with a flip arrow on every change.
When the line is green and below price, the trend is up — you look for longs. When it flips red and above price, the trend is down. The flip itself is the signal: a clean, objective marker of when the trend changed, with no repainting after the bar closes.
The optional ADX filter keeps you out of weak, choppy trends — only flagging flips when there's real directional strength behind them.
There are a hundred SuperTrend clones, and most repaint, lag, or give you no control. We wanted one that's honest — flips final on close — with the ADX filter, flip alerts, paint bars and a label that tells you how far the move has run, all fully tunable.
And honesty cuts both ways: no trend tool wins in chop — that's exactly what the ADX filter is for. Every color, the ATR settings, the filter and alerts are yours to set. Free, lean, no bloat, no upsell — built by a working futures trader.
The simplest use: only take trades in the line's direction. Green below price, look for longs; red above it, look for shorts. It keeps you from fighting the move all session.
Enter when the line flips — final on close, marked with an arrow — with your stop tucked behind the new line. Add the ADX filter so only flips with real strength behind them count.
Already in a winner? The line trails the move at an ATR-adjusted distance — a ready-made trailing reference that gives the trade room in volatility and tightens up when things go quiet.
ADX below your threshold means no real trend — flips stay quiet and you stay patient. When ADX picks up and a flip fires, it means something.
None of these are trade signals — the flip marks a trend change, not a guarantee. The entries, the stops and the discipline are still yours.
New to SuperTrend? Read our full guide — How to use the SuperTrend indicator →
SuperTrend is built to be set up once and left alone. The ATR settings, colors, filter, label and alerts are all yours to control — nothing is hard-coded. Below is the actual settings panel: numbered groups, plain-English names, no cryptic abbreviations.
After checkout, download the SuperTrend .zip — it's on the confirmation page, and in your email receipt.
In NinjaTrader 8: Tools → Import → NinjaScript Add-On, then select the .zip.
Right-click any chart → Indicators, add SuperTrend, and tune the ATR settings to taste.
- File
- SuperTrend_v1.0.zip
- Size
- 179 KB — lean, no bloat
- Format
- NinjaScript add-on (.zip import)
- Delivery
- Instant — checkout page + email
NinjaTrader 8 (latest version recommended)
Any instrument — no volume data required
Every chart type: tick, minute, volume, range and Renko
Any data provider — Rithmic, Kinetick, and more
Free forever — no catch, no upsell
Free updates — always current
Step-by-step installation guide
Email support from a working trader
Most traders are up and running in under a minute. Stuck on anything? Email us — we're traders too, and we answer.
SuperTrend on a live chart — the trend line, flips, paint bars and the ADX filter in action.
Complete your setup
A clean, no-repaint ATR trend line with flips, an ADX filter and alerts — free, and built by a working futures trader.
Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. SuperTrend is a charting and decision-support tool only — it is not a trade signal, recommendation, or financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.