When trading stocks and other securities, it can be helpful to use technical indicators to assess volatility. Average true range, or ATR, is one such indicator that’s often used to track securities’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Commenting on my recent article on the future of EV road-tripping, one reader had this to say. "Building huge batteries into our vehicles is a horrible idea. The weight alone is reason enough but when ...

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.

First introduced in 1978 in the book New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems by J. Welles Wilder, the average true range (ATR) indicator has long been a valuable tool for technical traders of all ...

Bollinger Bands are one of the most widely used technical tools for spotting potential breakouts or reversals. But as John Rowland, CMT, explained in his recent webinar, using them alone can sometimes ...

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 ...