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ATR Indicator Explained

What is ATR? The ATR indicator is the average true range technical indicator used in technical analysis to quantify the multi-day price range volatility on a chart. It is usually derived from the 14-day simple moving average of prices and the trading range and calculates the full trading range of price action. Charts can have gaps …

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What is an ATR Trailing Stop?

Risk Management, Technical Indicators / By Steve Burns

An ATR trailing stop is one way to manage a trade at both the time of entry as a stop loss setting and if it evolves into a winning trade by exiting when the price reverses far enough to trigger a trailing stop exit. This type of trailing stop uses the technical indicator of the …

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