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Greater Than

Signals · Comparison

Greater Than node on the canvas

True where a > b.

Greater Than is the basic comparison gate: it outputs true on every bar where series A is above series B, and false otherwise. It's how you turn a raw indicator value into a yes/no trading condition — "is RSI above 50?", "is price above the moving average?", "is ADX above 25?" — that you can then combine with other conditions or feed into an entry.

How it works

Each bar the block evaluates A > B and outputs the boolean result. Unlike Crosses Above (which fires only on the transition bar), Greater Than is a state: it stays true for the entire stretch that A remains above B. A is the value you're testing; B is the reference — wire a Constant for a fixed threshold, or another series for a relative comparison.

When to use it

Use Greater Than as a filter or condition, typically combined with others through an And gate: "ADX > 25 AND price > 200-EMA" builds a regime-and-bias filter. Because it's a continuous state, it's ideal for gating (allowing trades only while a condition holds) rather than triggering (firing an entry). If you want just the bar a condition first becomes true, wrap it in an Edge Trigger.

Example

A trend-bias gate: feed ADX / DMI into A and a Constant of 25 into B; the true state means "a real trend exists." Combine it with your entry trigger through an And gate into a Buy Signal so you only trade when ADX confirms strength. Backtest in the Tester.

Tips & gotchas

  • State, not event. True the whole time A > B — wrap in Edge Trigger for just the first bar.
  • Use a Constant for thresholds; both inputs are series.
  • Great for gating in an And/Or chain; less ideal as a lone entry (it would fire every bar).
  • Mirror is Less Than.

Inputs

Socket Type What to wire in
A series Left-hand series — the one DOING the crossing. In an MA crossover this is the FAST line (e.g. EMA-20). In an RSI trigger this is the RSI line itself.
B series Right-hand series — the REFERENCE being crossed. In an MA crossover this is the SLOW line (e.g. EMA-50). In an RSI trigger this is the threshold (e.g. constant 30).

Outputs

Output Type Plots as Description
Cond signal Signal arrows Boolean result of the comparison

Reference auto-generated from the block catalog · category Signals.