Parabolic SAR Distance (M1)Trend

Timeframe M1 · unit %

What it measures

The percentage gap between the current close and the Parabolic SAR level. Positive means close is above the SAR dot (the trailing stop has flipped to bullish mode); negative means close is below (bearish mode).

How Janira reads it (bullish vs bearish)

When positive, price is in an uptrend phase from the SAR's perspective. When negative, it is in a downtrend phase. The magnitude reflects how far price has traveled since the last SAR flip.

In plain language

The Parabolic SAR places an invisible trailing dot on the chart. This number says how far above (positive) or below (negative) that dot the current close is sitting - and therefore which direction the SAR is currently 'following'.

Scenarios

• Large positive value: price has been in an uninterrupted upswing since the last SAR flip; the trailing stop is well below and has been ratcheting upward.
• Near zero and just turned positive: a very recent SAR flip from bearish to bullish mode - the SAR has just re-anchored below price.
• Large negative value: price has been in a sustained downswing; the SAR is tracking above and compressing downward.
• Near zero from positive: price is approaching its own trailing stop from above - the uptrend is tightening and close to a potential flip.

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Janira computes Parabolic SAR Distance (M1) deterministically from live price action, the same way for every reading - no discretion, no hidden weighting. This page explains the method; it is not a live reading and not advice.