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Bollinger Bands® - Patterns 101

Posted in Technical Analysis
3 minute read
HERO-Bollinger Bands® - Patterns 101

Bollinger Bands® are a powerful technical analysis tool that helps traders gauge market volatility and predict price trends. This guide explains the four typical patterns of Bollinger Bands: Squeeze, expansion, max bandwidth and bandwalk. Learn how to optimise your trading decisions using Bollinger Bands and enhance your trading strategy with additional technical tools.

1. Trend change or continuation

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Figure 1. Four key patterns

2. Pattern features

Squeeze

Expansion

Max bandwidth

Band walk

3. Mastering the BandWidth technical indicator

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Figure 2. BandWidth

Summary