This is a simple Bollinger Band Squeeze. The Bollinger Band Squeeze compares directional volatility as measured by the standard deviation to non-directional volatility as measured by the average range.
The squeeze is a situation, where Bollinger Bands are inside a Keltner Channel. This indicator does not plot the Bollinger Bands and the Keltner Channels, but plots the distance of the Bollinger Band from the Keltner Channel and displays it as a histogram.
When the histogram has a positive value: This means that the Bollinger Bands are outside the Keltner Channel. Directional volatility is high or normal.
When the histogram has a negative value: This shows low directional volatility, which is called "the squeeze". For better visibility, the squeeze is reinforced with dots. When activated, sound alerts will inform you that the squeeze is on.
A squeeze is a good opportunity to enter a position, as it reflects a temporary period of balancing or indecision. To determine the direction of the expected breakout from the squeeze, other indicators should be used. In his book "Mastering the Trade", John F. Carter suggests a momentum indicator do determine the direction of the trade, but I do not think that this is sufficient to create a profitable system. You will need further indicators.
If you enter a trade during a squeeze, this usually leads to a good reward-to-risk ratio, as you will typically be able to use narrower stops during low volatility periods.
when the line is low indicates a sqeeze on the bollinger according to recent band history.
its a nice visual if that's part of your trading system.
in the pic, the bollinger indicator is the bband2 fwiw.
btw can anyone fix the bband2 so that the shaded area between the 2 standard deveation lines will stay the color that you choose even after refreshing the page? that would be really nice.
The BB's are based on a 20 SMA and 3x multiples thereof: 20 (green), 60 (blue), 180 (red), 540 (White or Black). They create natural SR levels since they are based on the statistical distance from the SMA.
A BB Cluster is when two or more outer BBs are synchronous... the more the stronger; the higher the TF, the stronger; the longer the chart TF, the stronger.
Good for seeing trend (or not); good for seeing possible SR (support/resistance); good for deciding when to exit (hint... HVS - high volume spike - on a 30 sec chart and price goes outside the bands on whatever TF you are watching... drop all but one and wait for the PB).
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The Bollinger Bandwidth study is a technical indicator based upon Bollinger BandsŪ study, expressing the distance between upper and lower bands as percentage of the middle band value (SMA/EMA around which the bands are plotted). The main plot is accompanied with two additional ones: Bulge and Squeeze. Bulge plot displays the highest bandwidth value reached on the specified period, and, similarly, Squeeze plot shows the lowest bandwidth value.
This indicator was modeled after the first class Think or Swim Trading Platform.
The Bollinger BandsŪ Percentage B is a technical indicator based upon the Bollinger BandsŪ study; it plots a histogram showing position of price relative to the bands. It is calculated as percentage ratio of two differences: first one is the difference between the price and the lower band value, second one is the difference between values of upper and lower bands.
Adopted from the BollingerPercentB indicator on the highly recommended Think or Swim Platform.
NinjaTrader v7 indicator
Indicator is shown on the lower panel of the attached image.
This is a generalized version of the Bollinger Bands with a few options added:
- The midband can be selected from a moving median, a moving mode or 27 different moving averages.
- Midband and channels can be smoothed.
- The period for the standard deviation can be different from the period for the moving average.
- The indicator has an option to display the channels or the midband individually.
- All plots can be colored according to their slope, or alternatively all plots can be colored according to the slope of the midband.
- The slope color includes a neutral slope, which can be adjusted via a threshold.
- The area between the Bollinger Bands can be shaded according to the shape of the midband.
- The trend derived from the midband slope can be displayed via paint bars.
Update July 3 2012: Midband can now be selected from a moving median, a moving mode or 27 different moving averages. Adjustable neutral zone added. Bands can be colored according to their own slope or slope of midband, midband and channels can be displayed individually.
Update July 5, 2012: Bug removed - Butterworth, Gauss and Supersmoother Fillter did not use the specified period.
Update August 20, 2012: Old version of ADXVMA replaced with new version.
Update August 31, 2012: Ehlers Filter updated.
Update October 4, 2012: Paintbars added. Ehlers and Gauss filters updated, moving mode removed. Channel and paintbar colors will now align, when indicator is displaced.
Update October 5, 2013: Tillson T3 added.
Update October 10, 2014: When paintbars were selected without showing the midband, occasionally some bars were set to transparent. Bug removed.
Update March 19, 2015: Slope trend exposed via public IntSeries.
gbBollingerKeltnerSqueeze, Ver 1.0, TraderGB, February 6, 2021 [Updated to Ver 1.1]
Description: Draws rectangle around price bars to indicate squeeze.
At the point where both the upper and lower Bollinger bands enter the Keltner channel, the upper and lower rectangle points are defined and are fixed for the life of the rectangle. A TriangleUp/TriangleDown is used to indicate the point where the squeeze starts (squeeze point).
The left most point of the rectangle is also defined and fixed at this point. It draws backward based on BreakTypeUsed (UseClose, UseHiLo). If BreakTypeUsed=UseClose is used, it keeps drawing the rectangle backwards until there is a close outside of the rectangles upper or lower points. If BreakTypeUsed=UseHiLo is used, it keeps drawing the rectangle backwards until there is either a low that is above the upper squeeze point or a high that is below the lower squeeze point. This same logic is used for escaping the rectangle going forward. It keeps moving the right most point until this criteria is met. Since BB/KB are based off of lagging moving averages, a rectangle is draw backwards/forwards from the squeeze point to give context.
Note, there can be overlapping rectangles. If the criteria is met to end the rectangle, another squeeze can take place shortly after and the new rectangle will form and start drawing backwards and possible into a prior rectangle. This is normal and happens more often with BreakTypeUsed=UseClose since this is easier to achieve than BreakTypeUsed=UseHiLo.
Updates:
Ver 1.1 04-19-2021:
1) Fixed XML settings on Opacity
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This simple indie uses 'added data' in the code.. Just input the 'data series' you want to
study in relation to the 30min BB's and it will plot values (estimates) of where the 30 min
BB 'Upper' and 'Lower' will plot on the hour and half-hour that is coming up..
These bands will also show you the median value of the current 30minute study which I
find very useful to form a "bias"..
In general : if price is below the 'Lower' plotted 30min BB (30 min chart) AND below the
'Lower' (already plotted 'fulcrum') 10 min BollingerPro (10 min data on any tick or volume
series chart) then price is in oversold territory ... at least its below the number of SD's you're
studying AND what's projected..
**Important : This indicator will stop working on Rollover.. .. The 'added data' in the code
needs to be updated to the current Sept, Dec, Mar, June series AND underlying !.. i.e. if you
want to study ES, the code has to be changed to use ES as 'added data'.. It's very simple to
do - the 'added data' lines are 70 and 71.. (try changing them yourself - you'll feel like a coder)
Note: I've updated the code to a 'Source Code' version (I hope).. I also hope it works as a
version everyone can access and change as needed, as I had hoped to share originally..
** I'd like to include the link for a new 'source code' version of BollingerPro now 'BollingerProChof'
I wasn't aware I had uploaded a .dll version. I apologize and bear responsibility for what got
posted/shared.. …
I attached a couple more pics to explain 'Ellipse #'s 1 & 2' in the pic attached here..
I've penned specifics on data series and some tips you 'May' use.. "Only trade with money
you can afford to lose" haha - seriously I hope it all helps.. Chof
February 29th, 2016 03:45 PM no3putts Many thanks, again and again and....
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February 9th, 2014 06:15 PM bundwidower Fat Tails. You do not know what it means for beginners like me to have something to follow. Sorry I am unable to recipro
May 24th, 2020 01:44 PM FuturesBen tnx for the squeeze filter
March 13th, 2020 02:49 PM Zondor Incompetently coded using unacceptable beginner techniques. Tremendously inefficient.
October 4th, 2019 02:48 AM saikodi I cant seem to import this into Ninja Trader 7. Can you please confirm which version this is for?
September 27th, 2019 10:15 AM topdogtony This is great my first day in simNQ 1 contract 377 tick chart 2 trades made $670 and $760 on the 1 minute --tha
nk you thank you i will provide another update on this later on as I am keeping a record of how this does
May 27th, 2019 01:26 PM Ratdog Hello,
Would it be possible to add "rays" or "lines" from the top and bottoms of the boxes extending left or right horizontally
until touched / broken? (The "Swing indicator when set to lines could be a good example of this)..
Would it be possible to add multiple colors (preferably four) to the histogram? (Bright green, dark green, bright red da
rk red) for example?
Would it be possible to add volume profiles to the inside of these boxes?