Bollinger Bands Stock Index Price Action in Ranging Stocks Markets

Bollinger Band Indicator is also used to identify periods when a Indices market trend is overextended. The rules below are considered when applying this Index indicator to a sideways Index trend.

Bollinger Band Indicator is very important because it's used to give Indices signals that a Indices price breakout may be upcoming.

During a trending market these methods don't hold, this only holds as long as Bollinger Band are pointing sideways.

If the price touches the upper band it can be considered over-extended on the upside - over-bought.
If the price touches the lower band the currency can be considered over-extended to the bottom side - over-sold.

One of the uses of Index Bollinger Band indicator is to use the above overbought and oversold guidelines to establish buy & sell targets during a ranging market.

If the price has bounced off the lower band crossed the centerline MA then the upper band can be used a sell level.
If the price bounces down off the upper band crosses below the center moving average the lower band can be used as a buy level.

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In the above ranging market the instances when the Indices price hits the upper or lower bands can be used as profit targets for long or short Index trades.

Index trades can be opened when the market hits the upper resistance level or lower support level. A stop loss order should be placed a few pips above/below depending on the trade transaction opened, just in case the Indices price action breaks out of the range within these Bollinger bands.

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