> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mkt-viper.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Viper Band > How to use the Viper Band The Viper Band is a proprietary \*\*Adaptive Trend Ribbon \*\*that automatically adjusts its calculation speed based on market volatility. It acts as a magnet for price and a powerful dynamic support and resistance. * **During Consolidations:** The band slows down and flattens to prevent false signals. * **During Breakouts:** The band accelerates to hug price tightly, allowing you to ride the trend without getting stopped out prematurely. Image ### Visuals The Viper Band plots as a shaded ribbon running through the price action. Its color tells you the immediate health of the trend. * **Green Band:** **Bullish Control.** Price is holding above the trend baseline. This is a "Buy Zone." * **Red Band:** **Bearish Control.** Price is holding below the trend baseline. This is a "Sell Zone." * **Grey/Neutral:** The band retains its previous color until a definitive break occurs. This helps filter out "whipsaw" movements where price briefly spikes across the line but fails to hold. Image ### The "Magnet" Effect Unlike the Viper Trend Engine (which signals reversals), the Viper Band is best used as a **Mean Reversion Tool**. Because the band represents the "True Value" of the asset, price has a natural tendency to snap back to it like a rubber band. * **The Setup:** When price moves significantly far away from the Viper Band (extension), it is statistically likely to pause and retrace back to the band. * **The Trade:** You can use the Viper Band as a target for your take-profits, or wait for price to touch the band to enter a trend-continuation trade (e.g., Buying the dip when price touches the Green Band).