The first step in calculating ATR is to find a series of true range values for a security. The price range of an asset for a given trading day is its high minus its low. To find an asset's true range ...

In technical analysis, investors use quantifiable metrics to gauge potential stock movements based on behavior. Many of these variables stem from measuring the stock’s volatility. And this includes ...

First introduced in 1978 in the book New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems by J. Welles Wilder, the average true range (ATR) indicator has long been a valuable tool for technical traders of all ...

When trading stocks and other securities, it can be helpful to use technical indicators to assess volatility. Average true range, or ATR, is one such indicator that’s often used to track securities’ ...

Today’s MT Driver’s Manual segment will focus on how we use the “Average True Range” or ATR indicator as a tool for setting up our individual trades. To begin, let’s take a look at what the ATR ...

Profit-taking depends on trading style: short-term traders should take profits often, while long-term trend followers should hold for big profits. Using the average true range from entry is a popular ...

Volatility is important for position sizing, determining risk, calculating stops and profit-targets, and rebalancing portfolios. Average true range is a useful measure for position sizing in futures ...

Bollinger Bands are one of the most widely used technical tools for spotting potential breakouts or reversals. But as John Rowland, CMT, explained in his recent webinar, using them alone can sometimes ...