Sunday, August 12, 2007

Bollinger Bands

The Bollinger bands combine a moving average with the instrument's volatility. The bands were designed to gauge whether prices are high or low on a relative basis via volatility. The two are plotted two standard deviations above and below a 20-day simple moving average.

The bands look a lot like an expanding and contracting envelope model. When the band contracts drastically, the signal is that volatility is low and thus likely to expand in the near future. An additional signal is a succession of two top formations, one outside the band followed by one inside. If it occurs above the band, it is a selling signal. When it occurs below the band, it is a buying signal. (See Figure BB1.)

Figure BB1. A market example of Bollinger bands




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