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# Trend Indicators

Trend indicators are used for detecting trends in financial markets. Indicators of these group are inefficient in periods of flat. Trend indicators point to the price movement direction.

The following trend indicators are available in the trading platform:

- [Adaptive Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/ama)
- [Average Directional Movement Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/admi)
- [Average Directional Movement Index Wilder](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/admiw)
- [Bollinger Bands®](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/bb)
- [Double Exponential Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/dema)
- [Envelopes](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/envelopes)
- [Fractal Adaptive Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/fama)
- [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/ikh)
- [Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/ma)
- [Parabolic SAR](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/psar)
- [Standard Deviation](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/sd)
- [Triple Exponential Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/tema)
- [Variable Index Dynamic Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/vida)

## In this section

- [Adaptive Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/ama)
- [Average Directional Movement Index](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/admi)
- [Average Directional Movement Index Wilder](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/admiw)
- [Bollinger Bands](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/bb)
- [Double Exponential Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/dema)
- [Envelopes](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/envelopes)
- [Fractal Adaptive Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/fama)
- [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/ikh)
- [Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/ma)
- [Parabolic SAR](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/psar)
- [Standard Deviation](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/sd)
- [Triple Exponential Moving Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/tema)
- [Variable Index Dynamic Average](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/indicators/trend_indicators/vida)

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