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Bollinger Bands

A moving average wrapped in bands set a number of standard deviations away — they widen in volatile markets and squeeze tight in quiet ones.

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Schematic of a bollinger bands — illustrative geometry, not a live price chart.

Bollinger Bands plot a 20-period average with an upper and lower band typically two standard deviations out. Price tends to spend most of its time inside the bands; tags of the outer band mark statistically stretched moves.

A 'squeeze' — the bands pinching tight — signals a volatility contraction that often precedes a sharp expansion move. The direction of the eventual breakout, not the squeeze itself, is what traders act on.

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