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World 4 · Indicators · lesson 11 · level 3
ATR: how far price usually moves
ATR tells you how far price usually moves in one candle, not which way it will go.
What it is
After a very calm stretch, one big candle broke above the recent range. Calm often comes before a storm.
Your task in the app
Volatility was very low. Buy, sell, or wait?
How often it worked
| Market | Times found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (NSE) | 105 | 36% | 63% | 1% |
| United States | 121 | 36% | 63% | 2% |
| Japan | 79 | 51% | 48% | 1% |
| Crypto | 1,520 | 39% | 59% | 2% |
| Forex | 133 | 44% | 55% | 2% |
| Commodities | 52 | 56% | 44% | 0% |
Counted on real past charts by the Trading Class research engine, 2,010 cases in all. Past odds, not a forecast.
Read more on the ATR expansion up pattern page.
Goal of this lesson: Use the Average True Range to measure volatility and size stop distances.