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Bollinger Bands — Bounce, Squeeze & Trend Rider
📘 Bollinger Bands Indicator — Quick Lookup Sheet
🟢 Bounce Signals (Mean Reversion)
Bounce Buy
→ Price touched or fell below the lower band and then re-entered inside the bands.
→ Signals a possible oversold rebound.
→ Typical action: buy or cover shorts.
Bounce Sell
→ Price touched or exceeded the upper band and then fell back inside.
→ Signals a possible overbought pullback.
→ Typical action: sell or take profits.
🟩 Squeeze Breakout Signals (Volatility Expansion)
SZ Long
→ Squeeze Breakout Long.
→ The Bollinger Bands were tight (low volatility) and price broke above the upper band.
→ Signals a bullish breakout — often the start of a strong upward move.
SZ Short
→ Squeeze Breakout Short.
→ The Bollinger Bands were tight and price broke below the lower band.
→ Signals a bearish breakout — possible start of a downward move.
🌿 Trend Rider Markers (Trend Confirmation)
Ride Up (tiny green dot)
→ The 20-day SMA is sloping upward, and price stays near the upper band (%B > 0.8).
→ Confirms a strong uptrend — don’t fade it too early.
Ride Down (tiny red dot)
→ The 20-day SMA is sloping downward, and price stays near the lower band (%B < 0.2).
→ Confirms a strong downtrend — momentum remains bearish.
🧭 Background Colors
Light green background → Market in a confirmed uptrend.
Light red background → Market in a confirmed downtrend.
🟢 Bounce Signals (Mean Reversion)
Bounce Buy
→ Price touched or fell below the lower band and then re-entered inside the bands.
→ Signals a possible oversold rebound.
→ Typical action: buy or cover shorts.
Bounce Sell
→ Price touched or exceeded the upper band and then fell back inside.
→ Signals a possible overbought pullback.
→ Typical action: sell or take profits.
🟩 Squeeze Breakout Signals (Volatility Expansion)
SZ Long
→ Squeeze Breakout Long.
→ The Bollinger Bands were tight (low volatility) and price broke above the upper band.
→ Signals a bullish breakout — often the start of a strong upward move.
SZ Short
→ Squeeze Breakout Short.
→ The Bollinger Bands were tight and price broke below the lower band.
→ Signals a bearish breakout — possible start of a downward move.
🌿 Trend Rider Markers (Trend Confirmation)
Ride Up (tiny green dot)
→ The 20-day SMA is sloping upward, and price stays near the upper band (%B > 0.8).
→ Confirms a strong uptrend — don’t fade it too early.
Ride Down (tiny red dot)
→ The 20-day SMA is sloping downward, and price stays near the lower band (%B < 0.2).
→ Confirms a strong downtrend — momentum remains bearish.
🧭 Background Colors
Light green background → Market in a confirmed uptrend.
Light red background → Market in a confirmed downtrend.
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Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.