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BBTrend

Volatility

BBTrend on a BTC/USDT 1h chart on GG Charts
What it shows

A histogram that compares a short and a long Bollinger Band to show the trend and its strength.

How it is built

It measures how far the short band's edges are from the long band's edges, relative to the middle line.

Default: Short 20, long 50, 2 standard deviations.

How traders read it
  • Above zero: uptrend, below zero: downtrend.
  • Taller bars show a stronger trend.
  • Shrinking bars show the trend fading.

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