The trends indicator is another designed to help you understand when a trend is underway and when it is moving into congestion, and is best used in conjunction with the trend monitor indicator in multiple timeframes. The trends indicator works very close to the price action and so you will see changes from bullish to bearish and into congestion very early, which is why you need to use it with the trend monitor which steps back from the price action. So one provides a close up view whilst the second offers a longer term perspective.