Many traders use ATR as a way to determine stop loss placement. It usually works like this: - Stop loss for a short trade = high of last candle + ATR value - Stop loss for a long trade = low of last candle – ATR value
This is an indicator that allows you to do just that: it gives you an easy way to view current and historical volatility using ATR-based price bands.
Features
The indicator is configurable with the following settings:
ATR period
ATR multiplier
ATR applied to highs/lows OR the close price
Bands offset
Only show for the last X candles
How To Use This Indicator
Since this indicator shows average volatility bands, it is a good measure of how much the price moves. So we can use ATR bands in a number of ways:
it’s an easy way to see where you can place your stop loss
you can use a multiple of ATR as your trade target