Bollinger Bands Presentation
Bollinger Bands Presentation
Bollinger Bands Presentation
A band plotted two standard deviations away from a simple moving average.
This is one of the most popular analysis techniques. The closer the
prices move to the upper band, the more overbought the market, and the
closer the prices move to the lower band, the more oversold the market.
Bollinger Bands Strategies
Bollinger Bands Squeeze
When the bands “squeeze” together, it usually means that a breakout is
going to occur. If the candles start to break out above the top band, then the
move will usually continue to go up. If the candles start to break out below
the lower band, then the move will usually continue to go down.
The reason these bounces occur is because Bollinger Bands act like mini
support and resistance levels.
Double Bottom (the “W” Setup)
The second low may be higher or lower than the first low.
But if the second low is within the lower band (even if it is lower
than the first low), there is a double bottom, which may give
traders more confidence buying on the second low.
The Classic M Top
In a Classic M Top, the first high is touching or outside the upper band,
the reaction gets close to the middle band (the moving average); and the
second high is inside the upper band. And again, the second high can be
higher or lower than the first high. The fact that the second high is within
the upper band suggests that it is a lower high on a relative basis.
“Walking” or “Riding” the Bands
An effective signal to enter a trade would be once the price touches the
Upper/Lower band and retests the SMA20
Keep in mind that instances of “Walking the Bands” will only occur in strong,
defined uptrends or downtrends