Volatility Indicators

12 conditions of this category are available in the strategy builder and to the agent. Each one lists the operators it accepts and what it can be compared with. How conditions work is explained in Indicators and conditions.

Average True Range (7)#

Fast ATR over 7 periods for scalping volatility. Best for: Scalp stop-loss placement. Guide: ATR(7) increasing fast volatility expansion, scalp stop = entry ± 2×ATR(7).

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Average True Range (14), Average True Range (21), Average True Range (50), Normalized Average True Range (14), Normalized ATR (7), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Standard Deviation (20, 1), Average Directional Index (14), Average Directional Index (7), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (7)
• Examples: ATR(7) increasing: Fast volatility expansion; Scalp stop = entry ± 2×ATR(7)

Average True Range (21)#

Swing ATR over 21 periods. Best for: Swing stop-loss placement. Guide: ATR(21) increasing swing volatility expansion, swing stop = entry ± 2×ATR(21).

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Average True Range (14), Average True Range (7), Average True Range (50), Normalized Average True Range (14), Normalized ATR (21), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Standard Deviation (20, 1), Average Directional Index (14), Average Directional Index (28), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (21)
• Examples: ATR(21) increasing: Swing volatility expansion; Swing stop = entry ± 2×ATR(21)

Average True Range (50)#

Long-term ATR over 50 periods for volatility regime detection. Best for: Position stops & macro volatility analysis. Guide: ATR(50) defines long-term volatility regime, position stop = entry ± 3×ATR(50).

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Average True Range (14), Average True Range (7), Average True Range (21), Normalized Average True Range (14), Normalized ATR (50), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Standard Deviation (20, 1), Average Directional Index (14), Average Directional Index (28), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (21)
• Examples: ATR(50): Long-term volatility regime; Position stop = entry ± 3×ATR(50)

Normalized ATR (7)#

Fast normalized ATR over 7 periods (% of price). Best for: Comparing scalping volatility across assets. Guide: NATR(7) > 5% high scalping volatility, NATR(7) < 1% low volatility regime.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Normalized Average True Range (14), Normalized ATR (21), Normalized ATR (50), Average True Range (14), Average True Range (7), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Standard Deviation (20, 1), Average Directional Index (14), Average Directional Index (7)
• Range: 0 to 100
• Examples: NATR(7) > 5%: High scalping volatility; NATR(7) < 1%: Low volatility regime

Normalized ATR (21)#

Swing normalized ATR over 21 periods. Best for: Comparing swing volatility across assets. Guide: NATR(21) > 5% swing volatility expansion, NATR(21) < 1% low volatility consolidation.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Normalized Average True Range (14), Normalized ATR (7), Normalized ATR (50), Average True Range (14), Average True Range (21), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Standard Deviation (20, 1), Average Directional Index (14), Average Directional Index (28)
• Range: 0 to 100
• Examples: NATR(21) > 5%: Swing volatility expansion; NATR(21) < 1%: Low volatility consolidation

Normalized ATR (50)#

Long-term normalized ATR over 50 periods. Best for: Macro volatility regime analysis. Guide: NATR(50) > 5% macro volatility expansion, defines long-term volatility regime.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Normalized Average True Range (14), Normalized ATR (7), Normalized ATR (21), Average True Range (14), Average True Range (50), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Standard Deviation (20, 1), Average Directional Index (14), Average Directional Index (28)
• Range: 0 to 100
• Examples: NATR(50): Long-term volatility regime; NATR(50) > 5%: Macro volatility expansion

Bollinger Bands Tight Upper (10, 1.5)#

Tighter Bollinger Bands upper band (10 periods, 1.5σ) for scalping breakouts. Best for: Scalping breakout entries. Guide: Close Price crossAbove BBANDS_TIGHT_UPPER scalp breakout long, Close Price > BBANDS_TIGHT_UPPER scalping overbought.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Bollinger Bands Tight Middle (10, 1.5), Bollinger Bands Tight Lower (10, 1.5), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Middle (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Wide Upper (50, 2.5), Close Price, High Price, Low Price, Open Price, Exponential Moving Average (20), Exponential Moving Average (9), Simple Moving Average (20), Simple Moving Average (9), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (7)
• Examples: CLOSE crossAbove BBANDS_TIGHT_UPPER: Scalp breakout long; CLOSE > BBANDS_TIGHT_UPPER: Scalp overbought

Bollinger Bands Tight Middle (10, 1.5)#

Tighter Bollinger Bands middle (10 periods, 1.5σ). Best for: Scalping trend confirmation. Guide: Close Price crossAbove BBANDS_TIGHT_MIDDLE scalp trend confirmation.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Bollinger Bands Tight Upper (10, 1.5), Bollinger Bands Tight Lower (10, 1.5), Bollinger Bands Middle (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Wide Middle (50, 2.5), Close Price, High Price, Low Price, Open Price, Exponential Moving Average (20), Exponential Moving Average (9), Simple Moving Average (20), Simple Moving Average (9)
• Examples: CLOSE crossAbove BBANDS_TIGHT_MIDDLE: Scalp trend confirmation

Bollinger Bands Tight Lower (10, 1.5)#

Tighter Bollinger Bands lower band (10 periods, 1.5σ) for scalping breakdowns. Best for: Scalping breakdown entries. Guide: Close Price crossBelow BBANDS_TIGHT_LOWER scalp breakdown short, Close Price < BBANDS_TIGHT_LOWER scalping oversold.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Bollinger Bands Tight Upper (10, 1.5), Bollinger Bands Tight Middle (10, 1.5), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Wide Lower (50, 2.5), Close Price, High Price, Low Price, Open Price, Exponential Moving Average (20), Exponential Moving Average (9), Simple Moving Average (20), Simple Moving Average (9), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (7)
• Examples: CLOSE crossBelow BBANDS_TIGHT_LOWER: Scalp breakdown short; CLOSE < BBANDS_TIGHT_LOWER: Scalp oversold

Bollinger Bands Wide Upper (50, 2.5)#

Wider Bollinger Bands upper band (50 periods, 2.5σ) for long-term breakouts. Best for: Long-term breakout entries with high reliability. Guide: Close Price crossAbove BBANDS_WIDE_UPPER strong long-term breakout.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Bollinger Bands Wide Middle (50, 2.5), Bollinger Bands Wide Lower (50, 2.5), Bollinger Bands Upper (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Middle (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Tight Upper (10, 1.5), Close Price, High Price, Low Price, Open Price, Exponential Moving Average (20), Exponential Moving Average (50), Exponential Moving Average (100), Exponential Moving Average (200), Simple Moving Average (20), Simple Moving Average (50), Simple Moving Average (100), Simple Moving Average (200), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (21)
• Examples: CLOSE crossAbove BBANDS_WIDE_UPPER: Strong long-term breakout

Bollinger Bands Wide Middle (50, 2.5)#

Wider Bollinger Bands middle (50 periods, 2.5σ). Best for: Long-term trend confirmation. Guide: Close Price crossAbove BBANDS_WIDE_MIDDLE long-term trend confirmation.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Bollinger Bands Wide Upper (50, 2.5), Bollinger Bands Wide Lower (50, 2.5), Bollinger Bands Middle (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Tight Middle (10, 1.5), Close Price, High Price, Low Price, Open Price, Exponential Moving Average (20), Exponential Moving Average (50), Exponential Moving Average (100), Simple Moving Average (20), Simple Moving Average (50), Simple Moving Average (100)
• Examples: CLOSE crossAbove BBANDS_WIDE_MIDDLE: Long-term trend confirmation

Bollinger Bands Wide Lower (50, 2.5)#

Wider Bollinger Bands lower band (50 periods, 2.5σ) for long-term breakdowns. Best for: Long-term breakdown entries. Guide: Close Price crossBelow BBANDS_WIDE_LOWER strong long-term breakdown.

• Operators: Greater Than, Less Than, Greater or Equal, Less or Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Cross Above, Cross Below
• Compare with: a number, Bollinger Bands Wide Upper (50, 2.5), Bollinger Bands Wide Middle (50, 2.5), Bollinger Bands Lower (20, 2), Bollinger Bands Tight Lower (10, 1.5), Close Price, High Price, Low Price, Open Price, Exponential Moving Average (20), Exponential Moving Average (50), Exponential Moving Average (100), Exponential Moving Average (200), Simple Moving Average (20), Simple Moving Average (50), Simple Moving Average (100), Simple Moving Average (200), Relative Strength Index (14), Relative Strength Index (21)
• Examples: CLOSE crossBelow BBANDS_WIDE_LOWER: Strong long-term breakdown