# SuperTrend Recovery

SuperTrend Recovery is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®.

A SuperTrend that fights back in deep pullbacks: once price moves a set number of ATRs against the active trend, the band enters recovery mode and exponentially tightens toward price instead of waiting. BULL and BEAR flip labels with gradient fills keep the classic read. The drawdown handling is what's new.

- Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Feb 17, 2026.
- Access: free.
- Concepts: [Supertrend](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/supertrend/) (primary)
- Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmpwn6459008mvhsggppzcxpb
- Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/supertrend-recovery/

**SuperTrend Recovery** keeps the classic [Supertrend engine](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/supertrend/) (ATR-based bands that ratchet with the trend and flip on a break) and adds a recovery mechanism for the situation standard bands handle worst: a deep pullback that never becomes a full reversal. When price deviates from the trend's switch price by more than a defined ATR threshold, the band stops holding still and closes in on price through exponential smoothing (`targetBand = alpha * close + (1 - alpha) * prevBand`), tightening the trailing stop progressively while the trend bias stays intact.

## How to Trade the SuperTrend Recovery?

- **BULL state**: price trades above the band, which acts as a dynamic stop for longs.
- **BEAR state**: price trades below the band, capping rallies for shorts.
- **Flip markers**: BULL/BEAR labels with a colored circle pinpoint each reversal's exact switch bar.
- **Recovery tightening**: after a deep adverse move, the band accelerates toward price, protecting more open profit if the recovery fails, without prematurely flipping the trend.

The gradient fill between price and the band keeps the active bias readable at a glance, which suits trend-following, trailing-stop management, and bias filtering in fast markets such as crypto and high-beta equities.

## SuperTrend Recovery Settings

- **ATR Length**: volatility lookback; lower values make the band more responsive, higher values smooth it.
- **Base Multiplier**: baseline band distance; larger multipliers cut noise at the cost of wider stops.
- **Recovery Alpha (%)**: how aggressively the band tightens once recovery mode engages.
- **Recovery Threshold (xATR)**: adverse movement, in ATR units from the switch price, required to activate recovery.
- **Show Gradient Fills / Show Signal Labels**: visual toggles for the fills and BULL/BEAR labels.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### When does recovery mode kick in?

Only when price has moved against the active trend by more than the Recovery Threshold, measured in ATR multiples from the price where the trend began. Until then the band behaves exactly like a standard SuperTrend.

### How does it compare with other trailing exits?

It remains a trend-flip system that merely tightens under stress, whereas a tool like the [Statistical Trailing Stop](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/statistical-trailing-stop/) derives its trailing distance from a volatility distribution with selectable levels. The right choice depends on whether you want directional labels or statistical stop placement.

### Is SuperTrend Recovery included in a paid plan?

No plan needed. It is free on the LuxAlgo Library, and you can send it into Quant, our coding agent, from this page to study its flips on any market.

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- [AI SuperTrend Clustering Oscillator](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/ai-supertrend-clustering-oscillator/) (Supertrend): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/ai-supertrend-clustering-oscillator.md

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Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/supertrend-recovery/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/