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technical_indicators:parabolic_sar [2019/09/07 00:16]
betseyp [Break Below Rising SAR]
technical_indicators:parabolic_sar [2022/05/11 17:51]
betseyp [Introduction]
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 Developed by Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR refers to a price-and-time-based trading system. Wilder called this the "​Parabolic Time/Price System."​ SAR stands for "stop and reverse,"​ which is the actual indicator used in the system. **SAR trails price as the trend extends over time.** The indicator is below prices as they'​re rising and above prices as they'​re falling. In this regard, the indicator stops and reverses when the price trend reverses and breaks above or below the indicator. ​ Developed by Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR refers to a price-and-time-based trading system. Wilder called this the "​Parabolic Time/Price System."​ SAR stands for "stop and reverse,"​ which is the actual indicator used in the system. **SAR trails price as the trend extends over time.** The indicator is below prices as they'​re rising and above prices as they'​re falling. In this regard, the indicator stops and reverses when the price trend reverses and breaks above or below the indicator. ​
  
-Wilder introduced the Parabolic Time/Price System in his 1978 book //New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems//. This book also includes ​[[:​technical_indicators:​relative_strength_index_rsi|RSI]], Average True Range (ATR), and the Directional Movement Concept (ADX). Despite being developed before the computer age, Wilder'​s indicators have stood the test of time and remain extremely popular. ​+Wilder introduced the Parabolic Time/Price System in his 1978 book //New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems//. This book also includes ​the Relative Strength Index (RSI), Average True Range (ATR), and the Directional Movement Concept (ADX). Despite being developed before the computer age, Wilder'​s indicators have stood the test of time and remain extremely popular. ​
  
 {{:​technical_indicators:​parabolic_sar:​psar-1-qqqqexam.png|Parabolic SAR - Chart 1}} {{:​technical_indicators:​parabolic_sar:​psar-1-qqqqexam.png|Parabolic SAR - Chart 1}}
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-===== Suggested Scans =====+===== Scanning for Parabolic SAR ===== 
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 +StockCharts members can screen for stocks based on Parabolic SAR values. Below are some example scans that can be used for Parabolic SAR-based signals. Simply copy the scan text and paste it into the Scan Criteria box in the [[https://​stockcharts.com/​def/​servlet/​ScanUI|Advanced Scan Workbench]]. 
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 +Members can also set up alerts to notify them when a Parabolic SAR-based signal is triggered for a stock. Alerts use the same syntax as scans, so the sample scans below can be used as a starting point for setting up alerts as well. Simply copy the scan text and paste it into the Alert Criteria box in the [[https://​stockcharts.com/​h-al/​al|Technical Alert Workbench]]. 
  
 ==== Break Above Falling SAR ==== ==== Break Above Falling SAR ====
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 [type = stock] AND [country = US]  [type = stock] AND [country = US] 
-AND [Daily SMA(20,Daily Volume) > 40000]  +AND [SMA(20,​Volume) > 40000]  
-AND [Daily SMA(60,Daily Close) > 10] +AND [SMA(60,​Close) > 10] 
  
-AND [Yesterday'​s ​Daily High < Yesterday'​s ​Daily Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]  +AND [Yesterday'​s High < Yesterday'​s Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]  
-AND [Daily High > Daily Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]+AND [High > Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 [type = stock] AND [country = US]  [type = stock] AND [country = US] 
-AND [Daily SMA(20,Daily Volume) > 40000]  +AND [SMA(20,​Volume) > 40000]  
-AND [Daily SMA(60,Daily Close) > 10] +AND [SMA(60,​Close) > 10] 
  
-AND [Yesterday'​s ​Daily Low > Yesterday'​s ​Daily Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]  +AND [Yesterday'​s Low > Yesterday'​s Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]  
-AND [Daily Low < Daily Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]+AND [Low < Parabolic SAR(0.01,​0.2)]
 </​code>​ </​code>​