Strategy template · early access
Supertrend strategy, automated
The Supertrend line (ATR 10 × 3) flips from above price to below it, or the other way: the candle that closes through it is the signal. The bot runs it on real candles, draws each signal and posts it to your Telegram channel, built with you in early access.
What the supertrend is
Supertrend is a trend-following indicator that Olivier Seban published in 2009 and that ships with most charting platforms. It draws a line a multiple of the average true range (ATR) from the middle of each candle. The line sits under price in an uptrend and over it in a downtrend, and it only moves in the trend's direction until price closes through it, when it jumps to the other side. That jump is the flip.
Traders take the flip as the signal and the line as the stop, which makes the rule fully mechanical: the line sets both the entry time and the risk. The two numbers that matter are the ATR length and the multiplier; 10 and 3 are the platforms' defaults.
The bot's rules
- Supertrend is worked out on 1-hour candles with an ATR of 10 and a multiplier of 3.
- Buy on the candle that closes through the line from below and flips it to under price; sell on the candle that closes through it from above.
- Stop at the Supertrend line value on that candle, on the other side of price.
- Targets at 1, 2, 3 times the stop distance. One signal a flip.
Which version. The default Supertrend, ATR 10 with a multiplier of 3, on 1-hour gold: a buy when it flips up, a sell when it flips down, the stop at the Supertrend line.
The settings
The defaults the example was found with. Each one is a setting, not a rewrite.
| Setting | Default | What you can change |
|---|---|---|
| Market | XAUUSD | Gold or any of the seven US-dollar majors; other markets need a price feed first. |
| Candles | 1 hour | The line is computed and flips on these. |
| ATR length | 10 candles | 7, 10 and 14 are common. |
| Multiplier | 3 × ATR | Higher is slower to flip and has a wider stop. |
| Targets | 1, 2, 3 × the stop | Or trail the stop along the line. |
The example, as the bot would post it
The signal in the chart above: found by the template's code on XAUUSD 1 hour candles at . Its levels, and the message the bot would send with the chart:
- Entry4141.79
- Stop4184.97 · 43 pips
- TP14098.60 · +43 pips
- TP24055.41 · +86 pips
- TP34012.22 · +130 pips
🔴 SELL XAUUSD · Supertrend Entry: 4141.79 (market) Stop: 4184.97 (43 pips) TP1: 4098.60 (+43 pips) TP2: 4055.41 (+86 pips) TP3: 4012.22 (+130 pips) Supertrend flipped down (ATR 10, ×3). Stop at the Supertrend line; targets at 1, 2, 3 times the stop. Not financial advice. Trade at your own risk.
The same signal in another of the bot's chart templates, Daylight, with a space for your logo:
How often it fires
Signals the template's code found with the defaults over the last twelve months of candles. A count of signals, not of wins: we publish no results for templates.
- Gold (XAUUSD)
- 11.4signals a month: 137 from 2025-10-23 to 2026-10-23
- USDJPY
- 11.9signals a month: 143 from 2025-10-23 to 2026-10-23
Automation, not an edge. A template does the work of watching the chart, finding the setup and posting it. It does not make the strategy win. Before it goes live in your channel we run it over past candles on your markets and show you every signal it would have sent, losses included, privately.
What can be changed
- The rules: every setting above, and any filter or confirmation you can write down.
- The markets: gold and the seven US-dollar majors, one or all of them.
- The chart: your logo where the placeholder is, a chart template in your colours, and the marks your method uses.
- The channels: every signal to a paid channel and a paced share to a free one, the way our own channels run.
Or bring a strategy that is not here: every template started as rules someone wrote down.
Questions
Which Supertrend settings are best?
10 and 3 are the defaults and the pair most often taught; 7 and 3 or 10 and 2 react faster and flip more often, 14 and 4 flip less. We do not claim a best setting. A test on past candles shows how each behaved on your market, losses included.
Why is the stop at the Supertrend line?
The line is the level at which the indicator itself would flip back, so a close through it means the signal is over. On a flip it can be a long way from price, which is why the targets are set from that distance.
Does it work in a range?
A trend indicator flips back and forth when price moves sideways, and each flip is a signal. A filter, a higher time frame or a pause after a flip back are common additions; the bot can add any rule you can write down.
Does the bot place trades?
No. It finds the setup, draws the chart, posts the signal to your Telegram channel and follows it with a reply at each target and at the stop. It does not connect to a broker or trade any account.
Can I change the rules?
Yes. Every setting in the table above is yours to change, and so is anything else that can be written down: a filter, a session, a second confirmation, a different stop. If a step is a judgement call, we work out with you how to write it as a rule.
Will it make money?
We do not say it will, for this template or any other. A template is automation, not an edge. Before it goes live we run it over past candles on your markets and show you every signal it would have sent, losses included, privately. How a strategy behaved on past candles is not what it will do.
Is it AI?
No. It follows the written rules on this page. The same candles always give the same signals.
Which markets and timeframes?
The seven US-dollar majors and gold today, on any timeframe from 5 minutes to daily. Other markets need a price feed for them first; ask us.
What does it cost?
Templates are in early access: built with you, for your channel, and priced before launch. Early-access members hear the price first. For a broker, prop firm or educator, write to us.
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