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 ...
Investors must consider several parameters when determining the type of asset or security to trade. One of these parameters is volatility, which determines Return on Investment (ROI) expectations and ...
Fundamentally, trading is about analyzing the supply and demand of a security (asset which can be traded), such as stocks, commodities, or Forex pairs. A trader then makes decisions to purchase or ...
Average True Range (ATR) is an indicator used to measure volatility. IT was introduced to the trading community by J. Welles Wilder in his 1978 book, New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems.
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 ...
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 ...
Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Investors have recently bid up the share prices of Citigroup Inc. (C) to an ...
Wild swings and big moves aren’t just confined to equities anymore. The MOVE index, which tracks vol in the market for options on Treasury notes and bonds, just spiked above 137. That puts it at the ...
Market Volatility is a financial term that refers to the degree of fluctuation in the prices of securities, assets, or financial instruments within a specific market or across various markets over a ...