UT Bot Suite Settings Explained

To open a script’s settings, hover over its name in the chart’s status line and click the Settings (gear) icon. Setting names below match the labels in TradingView exactly, including a few original spellings.

Verified against the published script versions on TradingView as of November 2026. If a setting in your version differs, check the changelog.

UT Bot Pro

Stop Engine

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Stop Engine	Volatility model for the trailing stop: `ATR`, `Smoothed ATR`, `StdDev`, `Historical Volatility`	`ATR`	`ATR` matches the classic UT Bot. See Stop Engine.
Source	Price used for trailing stop calculations	`close`	Other options: open, high, low, hl2, hlc3, hlcc4, ohlc4
Stop Multiplier	Distance of the trailing stop, as a multiple of the volatility measure. Higher values create wider stops and fewer trend flips. Minimum 0.1.	`1`	The main sensitivity control. With Use Adaptive Multiplier on, the multiplier varies between Min Mult and max Mult instead.
Volatility Period	Number of bars used to calculate volatility	`10`	Shorter reacts faster; longer is smoother

ATR Smoothing

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
ATR Smoothing (method)	Moving average used to smooth ATR: `RMA`, `SMA`, `EMA`, `WMA`	`EMA`	Applies to the Smoothed ATR stop engine
ATR Smoothing (length)	Smoothing length, in bars (the number field next to the method)	`10`	Longer values give a less reactive stop

Adaptive Logic

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Use Adaptive Multiplier	Varies the multiplier with the Efficiency Ratio instead of using a fixed Stop Multiplier	Off	See Adaptive Multiplier
Efficiency Ratio Length	Bars used to measure trend efficiency. Higher readings mean cleaner directional movement. Minimum 2.	`20`
Min Mult	Lowest multiplier the adaptive logic can use	`0.8`
max Mult	Highest multiplier the adaptive logic can use	`2.5`	Keep above Min Mult

Entry Engine

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Entry Mode	How entries trigger: `Classic Close`, `Close + Buffer`, `X-Bar Confirmation`, `Touch / Stop Order`	`Classic Close`	See Entry Engine
Buffer Type	Unit for the buffer: `Volatility`, `Percent`, `Ticks`	`Volatility`	Used by Close + Buffer
Buffer	Distance price must move beyond the UT Bot flip level	`0.25`	Used by Close + Buffer. Step 0.05.
Confirmation Bars	Consecutive confirmed closes required after a UT Bot trend flip. Range 1–20.	`2`	Used by X-Bar Confirmation

HTF Filter

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Use HTF Confirmation	Only take entries that agree with the higher-timeframe UT state	Off	See HTF Confirmation
Higher Timeframe	Timeframe used for confirmation	`240` (4 hours)	Choose a timeframe higher than the chart’s

Exit Engine

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Exit Mode	How trades close: `Opposite Signal`, `TSL Stop`, `TSL Stop + R:R Target`	`Opposite Signal`	See Exit Engine
Risk / Reward	Take-profit distance as a multiple of the initial risk	`2`	Used by TSL Stop + R:R Target

Backtesting Range

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Use Backtest Date Range	Only trade between the start and end dates	On	Turn off to use all available history
Start Date	First date of the backtest	2020-01-01
End Date	Last date of the backtest	2030-01-01	While the range is on, strategy orders stop after this date

Display

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Show Buy/Sell Signals	Buy and sell markers	On
Color Bars by Trend	Colors bars by trend direction	Off
Show Trailing Stop Line	Trailing stop line	On
Show HTF Background	Background shading for the HTF regime	On
Show Dashboard	Status dashboard	On
Dashboard Position	`Top Right`, `Top Left`, `Bottom Right`, `Bottom Left`	`Top Right`	Move it if it overlaps the Screener table
Dashboard Size	`Tiny`, `Small`, `Normal`	`Small`

Strategy properties

The Properties tab holds TradingView’s standard strategy settings: initial capital, order size, commission, slippage, and so on. Set realistic commission and slippage for your market before evaluating results.

Ultimate UT Bot Screener

UT BOTS Indicator

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Key Vaule	UT Bot sensitivity (ATR multiplier). Minimum 1.	`1`	Spelled “Key Vaule” in TradingView
ATR Period	Bars used for ATR	`10`

Backtesting

Setting	Description	Default	Usage notes
Trade Number	Number of recent trades used for the “last X trades” columns	`1000`	Lower it to focus metrics on recent behavior
P&L Type	P&L unit: `Abs`, `Percent`, `ATR`	`Abs`	`Percent` or `ATR` make P&L comparable across symbols with different prices
ATR Length	ATR length used when P&L Type is `ATR`	`14`

Columns Arrangement

Setting	Description	Default
Column [01]	Always `Symbol`	`Symbol`
Column [02]	Data column (any of the 13, or `None`)	`Price`
Column [03]	Data column	`UT Signal`
Column [04]	Data column	`Current P&L`
Column [05]	Data column	`Move To Revert`
Column [06]	Data column	`Trade History`

Column definitions are on the Features page.

Columns Filtering

Setting	Description	Default
Alerts Type	Alert content: `Only Symbols` or `With Values`	`Only Symbols`
Filter [02] – Filter [06]	Enable a filter on that column, with minimum and maximum values	Off; min `0`, max `999999999999`

See Screener filters.

Sorting Columns

Setting	Description	Default
Sort Table By	`Column [02]` – `Column [06]`, or `Unsorted`	`Unsorted`
Sorting Order	`Ascending` or `Descending`	`Ascending`

Table Setting

Setting	Description	Default
Table Location	Position on the chart (9 positions)	`Middle Right`
Table Size	`Auto`, `Huge`, `Large`, `Normal`, `Small`, `Tiny`	`Small`
Titles, Cell, Text	Header, cell background, and text colors	Gray, light gray, white
Positive Color, Negative Color	Colors for positive and negative values (with an on/off toggle)	Green, red
Highligh Filtred Cells	Highlight color for cells matching a filter	Teal

Symbols

40 symbol slots (s01–s40), each with an on/off checkbox. Slots 1–25 are on by default. The defaults are crypto pairs: replace them with the instruments you want to scan.

Include the exchange prefix (for example BINANCE:BTCUSDT) when choosing symbols, so the Screener uses the exact data feed you expect.

Working with settings

Save your configuration with Defaults → Save as default, or by saving the chart layout.
Recreate alerts after changes. Alerts keep the settings they were created with.
Change one thing at a time and compare results on the same chart. See ATR and Signal Sensitivity.

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UT Bot Suite Settings Explained

UT Bot Pro

Stop Engine

ATR Smoothing

Adaptive Logic

Entry Engine

HTF Filter

Exit Engine

Backtesting Range

Display

Strategy properties

Ultimate UT Bot Screener

UT BOTS Indicator

Backtesting

Columns Arrangement

Columns Filtering

Sorting Columns

Table Setting

Symbols

Working with settings

​UT Bot Pro

​Stop Engine

​ATR Smoothing

​Adaptive Logic

​Entry Engine

​HTF Filter

​Exit Engine

​Backtesting Range

​Display

​Strategy properties

​Ultimate UT Bot Screener

​UT BOTS Indicator

​Backtesting

​Columns Arrangement

​Columns Filtering

​Sorting Columns

​Table Setting

​Symbols

​Working with settings

UT Bot Pro

Stop Engine

ATR Smoothing

Adaptive Logic

Entry Engine

HTF Filter

Exit Engine

Backtesting Range

Display

Strategy properties

Ultimate UT Bot Screener

UT BOTS Indicator

Backtesting

Columns Arrangement

Columns Filtering

Sorting Columns

Table Setting

Symbols

Working with settings