Parabolic SAR API — Trailing-Stop Levels

Pull live SAR values to automate trailing-stop and stop-and-reverse logic. Works for every symbol across all 7 timeframes.

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What is the Parabolic SAR API?

Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) places dynamic dots above or below price to indicate trend direction and act as a trailing stop level. When SAR is below price, the trend is bullish; when above, bearish. A flip from one side to the other signals a trend reversal. Our API delivers the exact SAR price level so your bot can set stops without running the calculation itself.

Pre-Calculated, Redis-Cached

Indicator values are computed server-side on every new candle. Your app queries the result — no TA library, no candle history needed.

7 Timeframes

M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1 — the same endpoint serves scalpers and position traders alike.

Forex, Crypto, Commodities

EURUSD, GBPUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD, USDJPY — data available for every symbol in our data.

One Request. Instant Data.

REQUEST
curl -X GET \
  "https://tickatlas.com/v1/indicator?symbol=EURUSD&indicator=SAR&timeframe=H1" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
200 OK
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "symbol": "EURUSD",
    "timeframe": "H1",
    "indicator": "SAR",
    "value": 1.08280,
    "bid": 1.08401,
    "ask": 1.08414,
    "updated_at": 1711548000,
    "server_time": "2024-03-27T14:00:00+00:00"
  }
}

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Frequently asked questions

What developers ask first.

Straight answers on limits, coverage and how the endpoint behaves in production.

What parameters does the Parabolic SAR use?

The default calculation uses a step of 0.02 and a maximum of 0.20 — the standard Wilder settings used in most trading platforms. These match the standard SAR parameters used industry-wide.

Can I detect SAR reversals programmatically?

Yes. Poll the endpoint at your chosen interval and compare sar_position between calls. A flip from 'above_price' to 'below_price' (or vice versa) indicates a Parabolic SAR reversal signal.

Is historical SAR data available?

Yes — use GET /v1/indicator/history with indicator=SAR to retrieve a time series. Useful for backtesting stop-level placements against historical price action.

How frequently is the SAR level recalculated?

The value is recalculated on every new bar close and held in cache until our data updates that timeframe again. For M1 that means a fresh SAR level every minute; on H1 the value refreshes about every 10 minutes.

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