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Using N-Bar High-Low and Open-Close Price Channels

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Summary

The document explains a basic price-channel indicator calculated over a selected number of bars. Its default channel uses the minimum Low and maximum High across the lookback, marking the observed price range. It also describes an alternative construction in which the lower boundary is the minimum Close and the upper boundary is the maximum Open.

These rolling extrema can help traders visualize recent trading ranges and potential breakout levels, but the text does not specify how to choose the lookback, when to enter or exit, or how to manage risk. It provides no tests or performance evidence, and the two channel definitions may yield different boundaries. The accompanying app and signal references are promotional material rather than part of the indicator explanation.

Key ideas

  • The standard channel plots the lowest Low and highest High over a chosen number of bars.
  • An alternative uses the lowest Close and highest Open over the same lookback.
  • Channel boundaries summarize recent price extremes but do not define entry, exit, or risk rules.
  • The document supplies no empirical evidence about the indicator's trading performance.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.