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World 4 · Indicators · lesson 10 · level 3
Bollinger Bands and the squeeze
The bands stretch when the market gets wild and squeeze when it gets quiet, and quiet often comes before a big move.
What it is
After a tight squeeze, price closed above the upper band.
Your task in the app
The bands were squeezed. Buy, sell, or wait?
How often it worked
| Market | Times found | Target first | Stop first | Went nowhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (NSE) | 178 | 46% | 53% | 1% |
| United States | 202 | 39% | 57% | 4% |
| Japan | 94 | 43% | 55% | 2% |
| Crypto | 1,783 | 40% | 57% | 3% |
| Forex | 204 | 45% | 50% | 5% |
| Commodities | 65 | 42% | 55% | 3% |
Counted on real past charts by the Trading Class research engine, 2,526 cases in all. Past odds, not a forecast.
Read more on the Bollinger breakout up pattern page.
Goal of this lesson: Read Bollinger Bands and recognize a volatility squeeze.