Kalman Trend

 

📈 Kalman Trend Indicator for NinjaTrader 8 by PropTraderz

The Kalman Trend indicator is a powerful, lightweight trend-following tool designed specifically for NinjaTrader 8. It leverages the strength of dual Kalman filters to smooth price action and reveal trend direction with minimal lag — while also offering enhanced visual cues through candle coloring, trend lines, and optional box displays for trend shifts.

🔧 Features:
Dual Kalman Filters:
Short Kalman (default length: 15) captures fast trend movement.
Long Kalman (default length: 30) filters out noise for a smoother trend baseline.
Candle Coloring:
Candles are colored based on the relationship between short and long filters.
Bullish trend = LimeGreen, Bearish trend = Red, Neutral = Gray.

Trend Lines:
Short Kalman and Long Kalman plotted as lines, each with independent visibility toggles.
Line thickness: optimized for clarity (thicker lines by default).
Auto-Trend Shift Boxes:
When a trend flip is detected, the indicator draws a dynamic box showing the potential breakout zone.
Box size is derived from half the ATR(200).
Green box = bullish flip, Red box = bearish flip.
Boxes automatically extend until trend structure changes.

Custom Options:

Toggle visibility for:

✅ Short Kalman Line
✅ Long Kalman Line
✅ Trend Shift Boxes

🛠️ Default Settings:
Short Length: 15
Long Length: 30
Measurement Noise (R): 0.01
Process Noise (Q): 0.1
Show Long Line: ✅ Enabled
Show Short Line: ❌ Disabled by default
Show Boxes: ❌ Disabled by default

📌 Ideal Use Cases:
Identifying confirmed trend shifts
Entry/exit logic for momentum trades
Combining with support/resistance or volume analysis
Use on higher timeframes to reduce whipsaw

✅ Bonus:
This script is optimized for performance and visual clarity with no external dependencies.

More about this indicator here