Concept
NRTR
NRTR, also known as Nick Rypock trailing reverse, is a Trend concept. The Library holds 3 implementations, each one a working definition you can pull into Quant.
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What is NRTR?
NRTR (Nick Rypock Trailing Reverse) is a trailing stop-and-reverse line developed by Konstantin Kopyrkin and published in 2001. In an up state the line sits a fixed deviation below the highest price reached since the trend began, expressed as a percentage in the original version or an ATR multiple in later variants, and it only ratchets upward. In a down state it sits the same deviation above the lowest price and only ratchets down. When price crosses the line, the state reverses and the line flips to the other side of the market.
The defining trait is the constant offset. Unlike Parabolic SAR, which tightens as its acceleration factor grows, NRTR keeps the same distance from the trend extreme throughout, so it tolerates pullbacks of the same size at any stage of a trend and sits flat while price chops sideways inside the band rather than creeping toward it.
How traders use it
- As an always-in stop-and-reverse system: long above the line, short below it, with every cross both closing the old position and opening the new one.
- As a plain trailing stop for discretionary positions, sized by the percentage or ATR offset rather than by chart structure.
- As a trend filter: the line's side, not its crosses, gates which direction faster entry signals may be taken.
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NRTR FAQ
What does NRTR stand for?
Nick Rypock Trailing Reverse. Konstantin Kopyrkin published the indicator in 2001, and the pseudonym 'Nick Rypock' is a play on his own surname. The 'trailing reverse' part is literal: the line trails the trend's extreme price at a fixed deviation and reverses to the opposite side of price when crossed.
How is NRTR different from Parabolic SAR?
Both are stop-and-reverse trailers, but Parabolic SAR accelerates toward price the longer a trend runs, forcing an eventual exit, while NRTR holds a constant percentage or ATR offset from the trend's extreme. NRTR therefore gives a trend the same room throughout its life and tends to stay still during sideways stretches instead of tightening into them.
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