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# Trendline

A trendline is a straight line that joins two important minimal or maximal price lines in a chart. Within a main trend there can be any number of secondary or minor trends. The length of each of them differs within wide ranges. It should be remembered that a trendline must not intersect with other prices between the two selected points. A trendline is a support/resistance pass-through where price changes within the range of the pass-through.

## Drawing

To draw a trendline, one should select this object and then click with the left mouse button in the chart. After that holding the mouse button one should draw a line in the necessary direction. Additional parameters will be shown near the end point:

- Distance from the initial point along the time axis.
- Distance from the initial point along the price axis.
- Slope line from the horizontal line drawn through the initial point. The slope is calculated for the chart scale of 1:1 — when one change on the time scale (bar) corresponds to one change on the price scale (point).

![Trendline](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/trendline.png)

## Controls

Three points are located on a trendline. Extreme points are points for changing size and slope. The central one is used for moving the object.

## Parameters

There are the following parameters of a trendline:

![Parameters](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/trendline_parameters.png)

- Date/Value — coordinates of the initial point (date/value of the price scale);
- Date/Value — coordinates of the end point (date/value of the price scale);
- Ray Right — infinite duration of a trendline to the right;
- Ray Left — infinite duration of a trendline to the left.

Common parameters of object are described in a [separate section](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/objects#draw_settings).

## In this section

- [Horizontal Line](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/lines/hor_line)
- [Vertical Line](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/lines/vert_line)
- Trendline
- [Trendline by Angle](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/lines/trend_line_angle)
- [Cycle Lines](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/lines/cycle_lines)
- [Arrowed Line](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/lines/arrowed_line)

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