Most novice traders undergo similar phases. After learning the chart basics, they fall in love with various indicators, often cluttering their charts to the point that they look like an unorganized ...

To increase portfolio diversification, in this article, we will evaluate using another very well-known indicator in the trading landscape: Bollinger bands. This indicator is named after its inventor, ...

When researching stocks, there are two approaches you can use: fundamental analysis and technical analysis. The former focuses on the financial health of a company while the latter focuses on how the ...

As cryptocurrencies continue to gain widespread acceptance, investors and traders alike are looking for more sophisticated tools to help them navigate the market’s volatility. One such tool that has ...

Named after John Bollinger, a very successful technical analyst, Bollinger Bands® are a common tool among modern-day traders. Most trading platforms have them as a built-in feature, easily overlaid on ...

Bollinger bands were originally developed and popularized by John Bollinger in the early 1980's. The technical concept of using price envelopes or "bands" and moving averages was not new but Bollinger ...

The S&P 500 Index (SPX) just closed outside of its Bollinger Bands, prompting Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White to dig into what this could mean for the stock market. Below, let's dive deeper ...

The key to a successful straddle is to locate a stock that's on the verge of making a drastic price swing either higher or lower. Since a straddle is composed of a long put and a long call at the same ...

Prior to the recent presidential election, investors saw the market's "fear gauge" -- the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) -- spike sharply, reflecting growing expectations for market volatility. To hone ...

In the 1980s, John Bollinger, a long-time technician of the markets, developed the technique of using a moving average with two trading bands above and below it. Unlike a percentage calculation from a ...