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Keltner channel is a technical analysis indicator showing a central moving average line plus channel lines at a distance above and below. The indicator is named after Chester W. Keltner (1909–1998) who described it in his 1960 book How To Make Money in Commodities .
Donchian channel with support and resistance zones on EUR/USD. The Donchian channel is an indicator used in market trading developed by Richard Donchian. [1] It is formed by taking the highest high and the lowest low of the last n periods. The area between the high and the low is the channel for the period chosen. [2]
Moving average envelopes are similar to other technical indicators, such as Bollinger Bands and Keltner channels, except that these also vary the width of the bands/channels based on a volatility measure. Unless the envelopes are placed very close to the moving average, the current price will normally be inside the envelope.
S&P 500 with 20-day, two-standard-deviation Bollinger Bands, %b and bandwidth. Bollinger Bands (/ ˈ b ɒ l ɪ n dʒ ər /) are a type of statistical chart characterizing the prices and volatility over time of a financial instrument or commodity, using a formulaic method propounded by John Bollinger in the 1980s.
A price channel is a pair of parallel trend lines that form a chart pattern for a stock or commodity. [1] Channels may be horizontal, ascending or descending. When prices pass through and stay through a trendline representing support or resistance , the trend is said to be broken and there is a "breakout".
An OHLC chart, with a moving average and Bollinger bands superimposed. An open-high-low-close chart (OHLC) is a type of chart typically used in technical analysis to illustrate movements in the price of a financial instrument over time.
The neckline drawn on the pattern represents a support level, it cannot be assumed that a head and shoulder formation is complete unless the support level is broken.
Average true range (ATR) is a technical analysis volatility indicator originally developed by J. Welles Wilder, Jr. for commodities. [1] [2] The indicator does not provide an indication of price trend, simply the degree of price volatility. [3]