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 ...

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 ...

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.

In this lesson, we explore the average true range indicator, how to calculate it, and what it’s got to do with turtles (it will make sense when we get there!). What is the average true range (ATR) ...