Guardian Bands

Guardian Bands is a volatility-adjusted trend-following trail that creates dynamic support and resistance zones around a custom moving average backbone (the Trend Flow Line – TFL).

It is designed to act as both:

a trend filter (color-coded bullish/bearish zones), and

a trailing stop tool (bands/zones adapt with volatility).

🔹 How It Works

Trend Flow Line (TFL):
The central backbone of the indicator, built from adaptive smoothing methods (HMA / EMA / KAMA / SuperSmoother). It shows the underlying trend direction.

Adaptive Bands:
Two sets of bands (inner & outer) are placed around the TFL using ATR multipliers.

In uptrend → blue zone below price (dynamic support).

In downtrend → red zone above price (dynamic resistance).

Trend Detection:
Trend is confirmed only when:

TFL slope is strong enough relative to ATR, and

Price is aligned above (bullish) or below (bearish) TFL.

(Optional) Higher Timeframe TFL confirmation.

Signals:
Buy markers appear when price bounces into the bullish zone.
Sell markers appear when price rejects from the bearish zone.

🔹 How to Use

Identify Trend:

Blue zones = market bias bullish.

Red zones = market bias bearish.

Gray TFL = neutral / indecisive.

Dynamic Support & Resistance:

In uptrend, the lower zone acts like a trailing support – stops can be placed under it.

In downtrend, the upper zone acts like a trailing resistance – stops can be placed above it.

Entries:

Longs when price bounces off blue zone.

Shorts when price rejects red zone.

Exits / Stop Management:

Trail stops along the inner band.

Use the outer band as a “last defense” safety net.

🔹 Best Practices

Works on all timeframes; higher timeframes = stronger signals.

Use in combination with price action, volume, or momentum tools (RSI/MACD).

For cleaner signals, enable Higher Timeframe Confirmation in settings.

✅ Summary:
Guardian Bands highlights the path of least resistance in any trend, giving traders a visual, volatility-aware framework for entries, exits, and trailing stops.