# Green & Red Trend Bars

## Is the overall trend Bullish or Bearish? That is the Question...

The Green and Red Macro Trend Bars are our primary swing-trading trend signals, designed to help identify whether the overall market trend is bullish or bearish. These signals are intended to capture medium- to longer-term market direction rather than short-term price fluctuations.

Unlike highly reactive indicators that frequently change direction during volatile market conditions, the Macro Trend Bars are specifically designed to filter out weaker signals and reduce exposure to unnecessary “shakeouts.” This allows traders to stay aligned with stronger trend movements instead of being prematurely forced out of positions by temporary volatility.

This approach is especially valuable in highly volatile markets such as cryptocurrency, where sharp short-term swings are common. By focusing on broader trend structure rather than every market fluctuation, the Macro Trend Bars aim to provide traders with a clearer and more stable view of overall market conditions.

When used correctly, these signals can help traders remain patient during healthy pullbacks while maintaining focus on the larger directional trend.

### Green Bars

You can see in this example below the trend went green, and even though price action temporarily had some weakness here & there on the way up, the **Green Trend Bars** stayed green & would have kept you in the BTC move from $11,300 all the way up to $41,000 on the daily chart.

![](/files/-Mdj4LIN9lFSCznjUmps)

### Red Bars

You can see the red trend bars trending down but having pockets of strength here & there that made the price action temporarily go up before it continued its trend to the downside. The **Red Trend Bars** would have kept you in your short, or better yet kept you from entering a long position many times which would have all been fake-outs to the upside that would have ended in bad losses! This is what we mean when we say that the trend bars do a great job in keeping you from getting "shaken out" by staying course of only the **Macro Trend**.

![](/files/-Mdj4y1yyf35RlS9Emx5)

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Performance: In the 2020 Bitcoin Bull market the Alpha Trend bars went from Bearish red to Bullish green @ $11,300. Priced climbed all the way to $33,000 before turning Bearish Red again. 

Next it turned Bullish green again @ $38,000 that carried you up to the near top of the bull market @$58,500. 

Once Bitcoin peaked at $65,000 the Alpha Trend Bars turned Bearish red @ $63,000 that kept you out of any long positions while Bitcoin fell all the way down to $28,800. Imagine how well you could have done in the Bull Market if you had the Alpha Trend.
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